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Workman Dies On-Site At University Of Birmingham

Following on from my article a few days ago detailing the death of an employee working in a greenhouse environment, it is sad to read that two employees were injured in a workplace accident on the grounds of the University of Birmingham last week (one fatally).   It is reported that the equipment being used…

Chatham Greenhouse Workplace Accident

Many people treat the coming of a new year as a new start and, for businesses, that could mean an overhaul of their procedures or a review of workplace safety. The importance of this is highlighted in an article in the Blackburn News about a Chatham Greenhouse workplace accident, which highlighted the catastrophic dangers employees…

Death At Work – Industrial Accident Inquest Ongoing

The inquest into the death of a Stourbridge man due to an industrial accident on the 2nd of September is still ongoing, the local newspaper writes. Twenty-three-year-old Mitchell Pountney died at his workplace, Cutting Edge Skirting in Rowley Regis, though there were no direct witnesses on the scene and no CCTV footage exists. Midlands Air…

Factory Worker – Death By Industrial Accident

The article in the Burnley Express today about the death by industrial accident of a young man whilst working in a food packaging and decorations company highlights the dangers of working with industrial machinery.   It is distressing to hear such accidents still happen and that, notwithstanding stringent laws ensuring employee safety, machinery can and…

Cyber Monday – Amazon Warehouse Workers Set To Strike

Amazon Warehouse distribution centres are under fire with a potential risk of a protest by the Members of the GMB union on Monday afternoon (2nd December 2019). Due to the appalling conditions and treatment of their workers, in the run-up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The number of workers injured due to poor health…

Couple Marry in Hospital Before Man Dies From Work Accident

A tragic incident resulted in childhood sweethearts marrying at hospital bedside, four days before he died, after a work accident left him brain-damaged. The worker got his arm caught in a conveyor belt while he was working on a newly-installed tyre shredding machine. This resulted in pressure being put on his neck crushing the main…

£500K Workplace Accident Payout to NHS Nurse

In a recent news story, a £500,000 payout was awarded to a nurse who has been left disabled for life after a chair collapsed under him at work, after West London Mental Health NHS Trust admitted liability for the accident. The Nurse was working, when he sat down on a ‘defective’ hydraulic chair, which collapsed…

Child Scarred for Life Before a Family Holiday

A seven-year-old school girl was left with severe burns across her body 40 minutes into a four-hour flight of their first family holiday, when cabin crewmember spilled a cup of tea over her.   The flight attendant was passing the child’s mother a cup of tea. However, the lid wasn’t on properly and spilled on…

Company Fined £130,000 After Industrial Accident

Boal UK Ltd, in Shepshed, a company that produces aluminium products, has been fined more than £130,000 and ordered to pay costs of £6,346, after one of its workers was involved in an industrial accident.   The worker and four of his colleagues were involved with carrying out maintenance on a machine by replacing a…

When Dogs Attack – What To Do?

It is said that dogs are truly the man’s best friend and with their loving nature and playful temperament, often become a part of the family. It is therefore unfortunate when you encounter a dog that causes injury through dangerous behaviour. Some dog attacks can be severe, and recovery can take years of treatment. Case…