Tag: health and safety

Worker could make personal injury claim after concrete manufacturer’s health and safety failings

A worker at a concrete factory in Ayrshire, Scotland, could claim personal injury against his former employer after he was seriously hurt in a workplace accident. Mr Christopher Fay worked for Hillhouse Precast Concrete Ltd in Mains Road, Beith, before his accident occurred on 18 January 2010. On the day in question Mr Fay was […]

Worker entitled to make claim against employer after he fell eighteen feet from a platform

A South Wales worker could launch a personal injury claim against his employer after he was knocked almost twenty feet from the platform he was standing , suffering serious injuries as a result. A worker could make a claim for personal injury against his employer – an engineering farm – after the fall from height last year. […]

Bolton recycling firm heavily fined after worker crushed between vehicles

A paper manufacturer based in northern England has been heavily fined after one of its workers was seriously injured in an accident. A Bolton-based firm has been heavily fined and ordered to pay substantial costs after the Manchester Crown Court found that it was guilty of seriously breaching health and safety laws, resulting in a […]

Company heavily fined after worker suffers serious injuries in fall from brick kiln

A company has been heavily fined after it breached UK health and safety laws. This case demonstrates that companies should always take health and safety advice and employment law advice from expert professionals. A failure to apply proper health and safety standards in this particular incidence led to serious injuries to an employee. A Cheshire-based company has […]