A Dorset builder placed himself and others at risk of high exposure to asbestos after carrying out the demolition of a building without first conducting a full and thorough asbestos survey. Stuart Pearson was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for breaching asbestos regulations whilst undertaking the project in Woking, Surrey, between 20 April and 1 May 2011. … Read
A family was put at serious risk of suffering carbon monoxide poisoning after a builder caused a blockage in a flue whilst conducting work on a chimney at their home. Wayne Marshall was carrying out repairs to a joint chimney by householders at a property in Seven Sisters in March 2010. At the end of the project he left an … Read
A shipyard in Falmouth has been fined £6,000 after an investigation led by the Health and Safety Executive found that it had been negligent in relation to a scaffolding fall which left an apprentice worker suffering serious knee injuries. David Banks suffered the serious knee injuries on 27 April 2011 after falling from height. The teenager, 19 at the time, … Read
A worker at a St Helens steel manufacturer suffered serious hand injuries when he was involved in a workplace accident. Hi Tech Steel Services Ltd has been fined £5,000 after the un-named 43 year old caught his hand in machinery on 25 June 2011. He suffered crush injuries to the tips of his fingers as well as a deep cut, … Read
An elderly woman is pursuing a compensation claim after she fell down the gap between the train and platform. Joyce Bell, from Edmonton, slipped through the gap at Edmonton Green Station during wintry conditions on January 20 2011. After failing to agree a compensation settlement with Network Rail the 82-year-old is now beginning court proceedings in a bid to claim … Read
A man has been fined after one of his employees was crushed and killed instantly in a tractor accident during a tree felling operation. Christopher Fox, 60, was crushed when the tractor overturned whilst trying to control the direction of a falling tree. Mr Fox was standing close to the tractor when the tree fell in an unexpected direction, flipping … Read
Friday’s navy jet crash in Virginia caused destruction to five apartment buildings in Newport Beach, leaving seven people seeking medical treatment. Today the U. S. Navy are already starting the process of compensating the victims, Reuters reports. Those people who were affected by the navy jet crash were asked at the scene to fill out claims forms so that the … Read
Schindler Ltd, a reputable lift manufacturer, has been fined £300,000 for safety failings after one of its employees was crushed to death whilst installing a passenger lift at Heathrow Airport in October 2007. Kevin Dawson, 45, was working at height on a ladder within the pit of a lift shaft whilst working on construction of a passenger lift at Terminal … Read
A back injury appeal has been lost by an ex-factory worker from York who was claiming £100,000 in personal injury compensation after injuring her back whilst lifting boxes. Teresa Bialochleb claims that she has been unable to even complete everyday household chores through the severe injuries she suffered. In her old job she continued to suffer constant strain on her … Read
A school in Colchester has been fined after a pupil was injured when a 300 kilogramme stack of timber fell on him. The 15-year-old schoolboy disturbed a pile of timber board in the foyer of the technology department at Gilberd School in Colchester. The timber fell forward onto the pupil, knocking him to the floor and trapping his foot. As … Read