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A plater who suffered extensive damage to his hands as a result of continued use of vibrating tools has won damages of £12,000, the second time his employer has compensated him for work-related injury. The 54-year-old man had worked with vibrating...
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A man who suffered damage to his hearing as a result of exposure to excessive noise in the workplace has won compensation from his employer. William Shipman, from West Yorkshire, had worked in a variety of jobs for a packaging company. During his...
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Every employer must provide employees with suitable personal protective equipment to guard against exposure to health and safety hazards while they are at work. To this end, employers should carry out risk assessments to identify any foreseeable risks faced...
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A woman whose hearing was damaged as a result of exposure to excessive levels of noise at work has won just over £1,200 in compensation from one of her former employers. This comes on top of an earlier settlement of £2,700 from a different...
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A further case involving injury to a worker as a result of the use of a chemical cleaning product, without adequate health and safety measures having been taken, has seen a caretaker from Walsall receive a £3,000 compensation settlement from his...
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A former weaver who was exposed to excessive levels of noise at work has been awarded compensation after suffering damage to his hearing. Mr McKinley had been employed as a weaver at a textiles firm in Milnrow, Lancashire, from 1969 to 1970, and had also...
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A London Underground cleaner who developed a severe skin condition after being exposed to a cleaning chemical has received £14,900 in compensation. The man had worked as a cleaner for more than 20 years. In June 2007, when he was responsible for...
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A refuse collector whose hearing has been impaired as a result of many years spent working alongside noisy bin lorries and recycling equipment has won compensation for the damage. Graham Wild, 50, worked for Rochdale Council as a bin man for thirty years....
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A foundry worker who developed respiratory illness as a result of inhaling silica particles has won £35,000 in damages. The unnamed man worked in a foundry which generated large quantities of dust. There was an extraction system, but it frequently...
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Two women who had to abandon their careers as beauty therapists, after they developed chronic repetitive strain injury (RSI) whilst working for Virgin Atlantic, have had the level of their compensation awards determined in the High Court. Jayne Evans, 40,...
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A lorry driver whose hearing was damaged at work has received £8,500 in compensation. Charles Haswell now suffers from tinnitus, noises in the ears most commonly described as ringing, buzzing or whistling sounds. The condition was caused by injuries...
