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A self-employed lorry driver from Stoke on Trent has suffered a crushed leg at work in an incident involving multiple steel sheets weighing almost four tonnes. In an investigation led by the health and Safety Executive (HSE), Westminster Magistrates’ Court … Continue reading
A journalist from a national Sunday newspaper is researching an article about proposals to streamline the process of turning off life support for people in a permanent vegetative state, or who are minimally conscious. She would like to speak to … Continue reading
Three employees at an Essex based fruit processing and packaging firm have suffered similar injuries involving machinery. In an investigation led by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard that in July 2010, a worker injured his … Continue reading
Industrial Roofing (Surrey) Limited, of Belmont Avenue, Guildford, has ceased trading following a compulsory winding up order – the firm was fined in excess of £20,000 after pleading guilty to a breach of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. In … Continue reading
A worker at a food packaging firm in Kent has severed the tip of a finger following an incident with an unguarded machine. In an investigation led by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court heard that the … Continue reading
Marston Agricultural Services Ltd, of Toll Bar Road, Marston, Grantham, has pleaded guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 after an investigation led by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) revealed that employees at the … Continue reading
A five year old boy received emergency surgery following a dog attack in Liverpool, 27th August, 2013. Owen Maguire was playing with other children in the front garden of his family home on Corinto Street, Toxteth, when the attack took … Continue reading
Figures showing the number of complaints made against doctors in the UK have been released by the General Medical Council (GMC). The statistics show that the number of complaints made by colleagues and patients has increased from around 4,000 in … Continue reading
A 20 year old apprentice engineer has suffered a broken arm after falling a distance of three metres through a plasterboard ceiling. In an investigation led by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Mold Magistrates’ Court heard that the worker, … Continue reading
A worker at a Warwickshire car components factory has undergone skin grafts after suffering chemical burns. In an investigation led by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Nuneaton Magistrates’ Court heard that the unnamed male employee, from Leamington Spa, was … Continue reading
