Farming Accident Kills Teenager
Farming Accident Kills Teenager A farming accident has killed a teenager in Cork after he fell off a tractor and sustained serious head injuries. The boy has been named as 14-year-old Michael Murphy who was working for a local agriculture company at the time. The boy was a passenger in a t...
Read MoreFarming Accident Injures Worker
Farming Accident Injures Worker A woman was so severely injured in a farming accident in Teeside, she has not been able to work since the incident in June last year. The woman's injuries including a broken leg, a crushed ankle and two skull fractures mean that it is unlikely she will be retur...
Read MoreFarm Workers Get Compensation After Horrific Leg Injury
Farm Worker Gets Compensation After Horrific Leg Injury A 34-year-old woman who suffered a dreadful industrial injury on a farm in Perth in October 2011 has received leg injury compensation from the billionaire landowners. The woman's leg became trapped in machinery inside a building on the f...
Read MoreFarm Safety Focus In Northern Ireland
Farm Safety Focus In Northern Ireland Following a tragic year in farming accidents, there has been a call from Northern Ireland’s Health and Safety Executive to make the coming year safer than ever. Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland’s CEO, Keith Morrison, said that he wants everyon...
Read MoreFamily Searches For Answers In Asbestos Case
Family Searches For Answers In Asbestos Case A family has begun a search for former work colleagues of their relative who died of asbestos-related lung cancer. The male relative worked as a sand mixer at a company in Derby for 23 years and it is believed he was exposed to asbestos while emplo...
Read MoreFamily Pursues Medical Negligence Claim After Fatal Hospital Fall
Family Pursues Medical Negligence Claim After Fatal Hospital Fall An inquest has concluded that a man who had a fall in hospital died because of his injuries the fall caused. The elderly man had suffered historically from falls and imbalance and had been admitted to hospital for treatment bec...
Read MoreExperts Plea For More Studies To Be Done On Mesothelioma
Experts Plea For More Studies To Be Done On Mesothelioma The number of people suffering from asbestos-related illness, mesothelioma, is rising according to medical experts. The news has prompted scientists to ask for more research to be done and that more money from the insurance industry is ...
Read MoreEssex Is Mesothelioma Hotspot Says Survey
Essex Is Mesothelioma Hotspot, Says Survey A new survey has revealed the areas of the UK where asbestos-related lung cancer, mesothelioma, is most prevalent. The study, which was carried out by the Small Area Statistics Health Unit, shows that Essex is a hotspot for the deadly disease with hi...
Read MoreEngineer Sustains Serious Injury At Work
Engineer Sustains Serious Injury At Work An engineer from Scotland who was injured while working on a pressure testing device has seen the company he worked for fined £40,000. Injured Whilst Working At Oil Company The 33-year-old man was working at the company in West Lothian when the accident...
Read MoreEmployee Engulfed In Flames In Accident At Work At Lancashire Firm
Employee Engulfed In Flames In Accident At Work At Lancashire Firm A worker at a vehicle salvage company in Chorley suffered severe burns when the inspection pit he was working in erupted into flames. The employee was inspecting a van in a pit at the workshop when the blaze began at Douglas V...
Read MoreElectrical Company Fined For Safety Failings – Construction Worker Seriously Injured
Electrical Company Fined For Safety Failings - Construction Worker Seriously Injured An electrical firm has been found in breach of Healthy and Safety law following a serious fall by one if its workers. The 18-year-old apprentice, fell over 15 feet while working on an electrical installation ...
Read MoreDVT Compensation Claim For Woman After Birth Of Child
DVT Compensation Claim For Woman After Birth Of Child £400,000 in medical negligence compensation has been agreed for a woman who suffered a blood clot following the birth of her baby after her deep vein thrombosis condition was left undiagnosed and treated. The 41-year-old woman developed a ...
Read MoreDriving Abroad: Top Tips
Driving Abroad: Top Tips Whether you’re driving directly to your holiday destination or hiring a car once you’re there, driving abroad can be a liberating experience. Not only can driving holidays be easier on the purse strings, but having access to a car allows you to reach and explore certain ...
Read MoreDrink Driving Campaign Targets Young Male Drivers
Drink Driving Campaign Targets Young Male Drivers As we move into the festive season, the Department of Transport’s Think! campaign has shifted its attention to preventing drink driving on the UK’s roads. While driving under the influence is dangerous at all times of the year, in the run-up to C...
Read MoreDo We Need To Be Worried About Asbestos In Our Schools?
Do We Need To Be Worried About Asbestos In Our Schools? As more and more cases of asbestos-related diseases hit the headlines, concern is mounting about the deadly substance being present in our schools and whether enough is being done to protect children and staff who work there. Asbestos is...
Read MoreDamages Awarded After Caesarean Delivery
Damages Awarded After Caesarean Delivery A widower and five children of a woman who died after a caesarean section delivery in Croydon University Hospital have been granted an undisclosed damages settlement by the High Court. The mother concerned haemorrhaged after her twin girls were deliver...
Read MoreCycling UK Campaigns to Combat Car-Dooring
Cycling UK Campaigns to Combat Car-Dooring As the number of cyclists on our roads has increased, unfortunately, so too have the number of ‘car-dooring’ incidents. Car-dooring occurs when drivers or passengers don’t look behind them as they open their vehicle’s door and accidentally hit a passing...
Read MoreCycle Safety Takes Centre Stage In Unique Art Exhibition
Cycle Safety Takes Centre Stage In Unique Art Exhibition Individuals from various creative industries have come together and transformed ordinary cycle helmets into works of art in support of Headway, the Brain Injury Charity. Strike: The Helmet Project is the brainchild of Alex Binnie, a pro...
Read MoreCycle Safety Controversy Over EU Proposals
Cycle Safety Controversy Over EU Proposals Following the news that Britain has rejected new European Union proposals on cycle safety, London Mayor, Boris Johnson has expressed his concern. The suggestions posed by the EU are to do with the safer design of lorries following research that HGVs ...
Read MoreCould Rock Music Cause Brain Injuries Through Headbanging?
Could Rock Music Cause Brain Injuries Through Headbanging? Headbanging has hit the headlines recently after a man from Germany suffered a bleed on the brain in the weeks following a rock concert. The man underwent treatment for the brain injury for four weeks following the discovery, however,...
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