Articles On: Workplace Personal Injury

Construction Employee Killed Falling Through Fragile Asbestos Roofing.

Posted: 1 February 2022

Posted in: Construction & Building, Falling From a Height, Fatal Accidents at Work, Workplace Accidents Resulting in Injury, Workplace Personal Injury

On the 22nd of May 2017, Marius Andrus was performing work on a replacement roof project in Liverpool. The roofer had reached a part of the roof made with old Asbestos cement sheets. They collapsed, and he fell through the roof, six metres down, sustaining fatal injuries. The company responsible for the tragic workplace death is a Powys construction company called AJM Services Ltd. They have been fined £51,000 and ordered to pay costs of £5,000 after pleading guilty to section 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. The…

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Significant casualties in American factory after workers given 20 minute Tornado warning – is this corporate manslaughter?

Posted: 15 December 2021

Posted in: Factory Working Environments, Fatal Accidents at Work, Manufacturing, Workplace Accidents Resulting in Injury, Workplace Personal Injury

A series of deadly tornados, including one category EF5, hit multiple US states last Friday evening (10th December 2021). EF5’s can reach speeds higher than 200mph. The “Quad-State Tornado” wreaked havoc across 200 miles of land, destroying homes, businesses, and claiming lives. In Mayfield, Kentucky, the strongest of these tornados hit Mayfield Consumer Products (MCP), a candle factory running around the clock to meet Christmas demand. The factory is the 3rd largest employer in the area, with 245 people staff and last year’s earning standing at $28.97million. 110 workers were…

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Are unionised workplaces better for employee health and safety?

Posted: 9 September 2020

Posted in: Workplace Accidents Resulting in Injury, Workplace Personal Injury

One published, peer-reviewed study by Cornell University’s ILR School in America has come to this conclusion. The research by Jooyoung Yang and Aaron Sojourner was conducted by examining tens of thousands of union election results and correlating them with safety inspections resulting from employee complaints. The study concluded that unionised companies were 30% more likely to have inspections for health and safety violations. Why might companies with a union be better for employee wellbeing? The theory posited by Sojourner suggests that workers belonging to a trade union are more familiar…

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Personal Injury from Accidents in the Workplace — Claim Compensation

Posted in: Workplace Personal Injury

If you have suffered a personal injury in your place of work, and hold employer negligence responsible, contact us to claim compensation. We provide a free claim assessment, to help establish liability, and offer our services on a no win, no fee * basis. Call 08082391859^ to speak to an expert. Workplace Personal Injury Claims in the UK Your workplace should be a safe-space, whatever job or role you have. Employers have a duty of care to maintain your wellbeing and health; breaching this duty is considered employer negligence. Negligence…

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