Accidents At Work | Personal Injury Blog

05.02.2010

Shattered Lives campaign – raising accidents at work awareness

Posted by Neil Worrall

3 fatal accidents at work involving slips, trips and falls in North West last year 1,751 people were seriously injured during accidents at work in the North West last year, according to figures released by the Health and Safety Executive as it stepped up its “Shattered Lives” campaign. The new campaign is aimed at preventing deaths and serious injuries in the workplace that are estimated to cost £800 million each year. According… read more

28.01.2010

Foamed Concrete – An accident at work risk to construction workers?

Posted by Neil Worrall

Explosion at construction site leads to new advice from HSE The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued new guidance for the construction industry relating to the use of a type of concrete, after an explosion injured two workers on a construction site in August last year. The accident occurred when some concrete that had been poured on a construction site was setting. Two contractors on the site started to remove steelwork… read more

26.01.2010

HSE Fines Aviation Company for Accident at Work

Posted by Neil Worrall

Breaches in working at height regulations leave worker seriously injured An aviation company has been fined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an accident at work that left one of its employees unable to work for more than two years. Air Livery Plc, a Southend Airport-based firm was prosecuted for failing to take the steps necessary to prevent one of its workers from falling from the wing of an aircraft… read more

23.11.2009

Firms fined £126,000 for Milton Keynes Scaffolding collapse

Posted by Neil Worrall

Two construction firms have been fined for their roles in a scaffolding collapse which led to the death of a worker The firms, McAleer & Rushe, based in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and Les Smith Carpentry, based in Romsey in Hampshire both admitted to breaching health and safety regulations. The incident happened in 2006 at the site of a Jurys Inn hotel that was under construction at the time; 100ft high… read more

02.11.2009

How much might my industrial deafness injury claim be worth?

Posted by Neil Worrall

Hearing loss compensation figures Industrial Deafness compensation claims are one of the most common categories of workplace accident claim. Being exposed to high noise levels from any source whilst you are at work can have a severe and lasting effect on your hearing. All too often injuries like this can be prevented by employers by following basic health and safety regulations. These can be simple things such as issuing all workers… read more

23.10.2009

Electrocuted? Not your fault? Call Camps for advice on a compensation claim

Posted by Neil Worrall

Making a claim for compensation after electrocution Being electrocuted can be a terrifying and painful experience, and it is certainly not something you would want to happen to you. But what if you were electrocuted through no fault of your own? Here at Camps Solicitors we can help people who have been electrocuted through the negligence of another person, or as a result of poor safety procedures at work or poorly… read more

22.10.2009

How much will my vibration white finger injury get me?

Posted by Neil Worrall

Vibration white finger compensation guide Vibration white finger, or as it is sometimes called, Hand-Arm Vibration syndrome, is a devastating progressive condition which can be caused by being exposed to vibration. Almost all cases of vibration white finger are caused by the use of heavy industrial machinery of the type found on construction sites, in factories and in quarries; really anywhere that large machinery is used on a daily basis. Vibration white… read more

Archive for the ‘Accidents at Work’ Category

Shattered Lives campaign – raising accidents at work awareness

Foamed Concrete – An accident at work risk to construction workers?

HSE Fines Aviation Company for Accident at Work

Firms fined £126,000 for Milton Keynes Scaffolding collapse

How much might my industrial deafness injury claim be worth?

Electrocuted? Not your fault? Call Camps for advice on a compensation claim

How much will my vibration white finger injury get me?