No one ever expects to suffer a serious accident at work, but according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), in the last reporting year, 144 workers were killed, and over 600,000 suffered non-fatal injuries . And for every one of those affected and their...
Russell Worth Personal Injury Blog:
Occupational Injury
Russell Worth Personal Injury Blog:
Occupational Injury
What to do if you suffer a serious occupational injury
No one ever conceives of being seriously injured through the course of their occupation, but the reality is it doesn’t matter if you are in a job typically associated with danger, or not; all workers are exposed to serious risks. Just walking across your employer’s...
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 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...
Accidents in the vehicle repair trade – can I claim?
For most seeking repairs to their vehicle following an accident, they hand over the keys of their mangled mess to their friendly repair shop, and days or weeks later it is returned in a gleaming factory-fresh state, almost as though nothing had ever happened. Few...
Baker’s Asthma – Causes and Treatment
The craft of baking has been romanticised over the past decade. The Great British Bake Off, complete with a tent set in picture perfect English countryside got the nation purchasing Mary Berry cookbooks and trying to make the perfect Victoria Sponges in their spare...
