Serious workplace injuries have the potential to wreak havoc not only on the health and wellbeing of victims, but also their finances. Few could imagine the worry of someone in hospital undergoing painful and potentially prolonged medical treatment after injuring...
Russell Worth Personal Injury Blog:
Workplace injuries
Russell Worth Personal Injury Blog:
Workplace injuries
Claiming compensation if you have not been provided personal protective equipment
Personal protective equipment (PPE) plays a vital role in worker health and safety, and employers have a legal duty to provide it under the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992. PPE includes any item worn by an employee to mitigate risks to their...
Can I claim compensation for a workplace injury caused by lack of training?
If you were not provided training for your health and safety at work, and this led to an accident, then you may be able to bring a claim for compensation. Health and Safety is a primary tool by which employers can ensure workers understand the risks they are exposed...
A round-up of recent high profile workplace accident cases
Farming accident further highlights poor safety record A Welsh dairy business has been fined £200,000 after a worker suffered burns to nearly one-third of his body. The worker was working in the proximity of piping which was being modified when a valve accidentally...
Have you been seriously hurt while working in the care sector?
Those working in the care sector play a vital role in enabling those less able to carry out their daily lives, but doing so places them at risk of physical harm. Working in the care sector is often a physically demanding, whether helping someone into or out of a chair...
Have you been injured by a falling object while at work?
Around 10% of all fatal and non-fatal accidents in the workplace are caused by being struck or hit by a moving object, including falling projectiles . Whether it an item falling from shelving/racking, a tool falling from scaffolding on a construction site, or haybales...
Serious accidents in the food and drink manufacturing industry
It may come as a surprise to some that the food and drink is the biggest manufacturing sub-sector in the UK, with a value of £110bn each year, according to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Food and Drink. In fact, the sector is larger than the automotive and...
Have you been injured while working in the woodworking industry?
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the woodworking sector has one of the highest rates of accidents in manufacturing . This is understandable when you consider the plethora of machines used in the trade to turn trees into ready for sale finished...
Have you been injured at work due to lack of proper training?
Almost everyone has been through a training programme, perhaps when learning to drive a car, provide CPR, or train your pet dog. Many of us have undertaken training in our workplace, much of which occurs during the first few days and weeks after starting a new role....
Bringing a claim if you have been injured by heavy machinery at work
Heavy machinery necessitates special consideration when it comes to workplace health and safety. Whether construction machinery, a vehicle, a manufacturing machine, industrial crane, or any of the other variants of heavy machinery, when being operated, there is little...
