Fatal fall from Window the Cause of Care Home Death Stanley Tilson, 79, became the latest care home death statistic after negligence by the care home and the company that runs it failed to prevent him falling to his death from a first floor bedroom. The owners of the Wrexham care home, Plas Rhosnesi, have been found to be negligent … Read
Work Disability caused by Falling Computers A Phones 4U employee was involved in a work accident in November 2009, leading to a work disability and a lifelong struggle to come. Louise Mennell, 22, is claiming £300,000 in work injury compensation over two years after the accident in the workplace, claiming that the incident has left her unable to seek full … Read
Peter Collins Came Close to Death after Choking on Rubber Walkers Crisp Mould A father of two from Rochdale nearly choked to death whilst enjoying a packet of Walkers crisps. Peter Collins, 53, decided to take legal action against Walkers Crisp after choking on a rubber mould that was inside a packet of barbecue rib flavoured crisps that he had … Read
Buckinghamshire Factory Worker Suffers Severed Fingers due to Breach in Regulation A worker has been left with three severed fingers after an accident involving a machine that makes bubble wraps at a Buckinghamshire factory. International manufacturer, Sansetsu (U. K.) Limited, has been prosecuted as a direct result of the incident. The Health and Safety Executive found that the company had … Read
Stab Victim Claims Social Worker Compensation A woman who suffered stab wounds to the back whilst visiting a mental patient is fighting an appeal for social worker compensation after her initial case for compensation was denied last year. The patient, Graham Burton, had two days prior to the attack told medics that he would ‘kill her on the spot’ if … Read
Stress Levels Higher than Ever as Teacher Compensation Pay-outs Increase With budget cuts across the board and levels of stress going through the roof for teaching staff and their assistants, Scotland recently announced record levels of teacher compensation pay outs over the last year due to work injury in the form of stress and physical injuries, the Scotsman reports. The … Read
Six Dead and 15 Unaccounted for after Italian Cruise Disaster Friday night witnessed an Italian Cruise ship capsizing off the Western coast of Italy, leaving six dead and 15 still unaccounted for as rescue services attempt to find survivors from the Costa Concordia near Giglio. The Costa Concordia is currently still laying on its side just a few short metres … Read
£25,000 fine after Hand Injury Caused by Door Press SIG Manufacturing Ltd from Sheffield, have been fined £25,000 by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for breaching regulations regarding the safe use of equipment in the workplace. The company was found guilty after one of their employees suffered a severe hand injury whilst working on site in Langley Mill, Derbyshire. … Read
Car Accident Affected Mr Hewitt and Wife from May Last Year Frank Hewitt was involved in a car accident in May 2011. He had visited Manchester Royal Infirmary for a monthly check up for his wife, Kathleen, who had received a kidney transplant earlier in the year. The couple were travelling home along the M61, coming off at Blackrod. They … Read
David Cameron is calling for hospital nurses to concentrate on patients and not paperwork to help improve nursing standards. Cameron believes there is a ‘real problem’ with nursing across UK hospitals and blames successive governments for failing to tackle the issue properly. David Cameron on Nursing Standards Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Cameron talked about the clear problems … Read