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Workplace Accident Led to Loss of Hand
The latest workplace safety case report from the HSE; A grandfather whose hand was cut off while he was repairing a factory machine has said his injuries are so bad he struggles to pick up […]
accidents
Legal
Cargo Company Fined After Fatal Accident
The latest case from the HSE; A cargo handling company has been fined after an employee was fatally crushed between shipping containers whilst working in a container park in Portsmouth. On 25 August 2017, Mr […]
News
UK Workplace Fatality Stats 2021
Figures released by the HSE show just how safe – in relative terms – the UK workplace is in relation to overseas countries. A hundred and twenty-three workers were killed in work-related accidents in Great […]
Insurance claims
Fatal Accident Involving Mobile Elevating Platform
The latest case from the HSE; A Lincolnshire based manufacturing company that specialises in lifting and handling equipment has been fined after an employee died after falling with a work platform onto the M25 motorway. […]
Insurance claims
Dubious Crash Claim Leads to Convictions
Latest from the City of London Police IFED team; Two men from London have been sentenced after grossly exaggerating a minor accident to claim for personal injury and vehicle damage. The men claimed that another […]
Insurance claims
Farmer Fined After Machinery Accident
The latest case from the HSE; A farmer has been sentenced after a worker suffered multiple injuries after becoming entangled in the contra-rotating rollers of a potato harvester. Folkestone Magistrates’ Court heard that on 21 […]
Insurance claims
Wales Has The Safest Drivers in UK, Says Quotezone
Significant changes to The Highway Code were introduced recently, compelling UK drivers to reconsider how careful they are behind the wheel. But, while individuals can take their own steps to ensure they drive safely, it takes […]
Legal
Tragic Case Highlights Farm Risks
A sad story from the HSE this week. The mother of a four-year-old boy who fell from a farm vehicle and was run over sustaining fatal injuries has called for a change in attitude in […]