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...
Russell Worth Personal Injury Blog:
Personal Injury
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Personal Injury
Keeping an eye on eye safety in the workplace
Eyes are especially vulnerable to workplace injury and accidents, are such occurrences are typically easily avoided, but not always. Consider the fairly new phenomenon of laser pens. There are now many cases of pilots, civilian and military, who have suffered serious...
The serious risk of fire-related accidents at work
Fires can happen in an instant, and lead to life-long consequences. No more is this illustrated than in a recent case investigated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in which a man was severely burnt while refuelling a tank of petrol while at work. The accident...
Workplace safety for those with existing disabilities
Almost one in five Brits is classed as disabled; that is 13.3 million people. Of those, approximately 17% of those people were born with their disability, but the majority were acquired in later life, due to illness, accidents, or other factors. It is estimated that...
The dangers of working in the offshore energy industry
Think of the UK offshore energy industry and you will be forgiven for thinking mainly of oil and natural gas. But times are changing, and renewable offshore energy production now supplies an increasingly large source of our energy needs (nearly 30% in 2017). In fact,...
How much time do I have to make a claim for an accident at work?
The Limitation Act 1980 (LA 1980), s 11(4) lays out the time limits which prospective personal injury claimants must adhere, and its rules are strictly enforced by the courts. For workplace accidents, a claim must be brought within three years from either the date of...
Out On A Limb – Upper Limb Injuries & Disorders At Work & How To Make A Claim
Upper limb injuries and disorders can have a profound impact on our ability to perform even the most basic daily functions. For the purpose of this article, we will treat upper limb disorders as separate from injuries due to accidents, in that the latter typically...
Making a claim if you have been paralysed in a workplace accident
Small acts of heroism happen every day, and many do not receive the accolade they deserve. One such hero is Paul Turnbull who risked his own life to save others. Mr Turnbull was working on a building site in Northumberland, when Fraser Rowland, a lorry driver was...
How much compensation will I receive for a work-related injury?
Understandably, one of the first questions we receive from our clients is, ‘how much compensation will I receive?’ But how can anyone truly quantify the pain and suffering you have experienced? How can the loss of a limb or your emotional well-being due an...
Can I appeal if my claim is rejected?
If you have suffered a serious accident at work and have applied for personal injury compensation which has not been successful, what are your options? Perhaps your employer successfully argued they were not liable for your injuries, but a key piece of evidence was...
