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 | Woman awarded compensation for injury at Corsley Show 08/09/2010 A woman who was hurt at last year's Corsley Show in Warminster has been awarded GBP 4,700 in injury compensation.Sharlene McKenna was holding her 14-month-old daughter when a scaffolding tower collapsed, crushing the child's pushchair and hitting Ms McKenna on the back, the Wiltshire Times reports.The 31-year-old's dog Toby was |
| OAP receives GBP 7.5k in injury compensation 08/09/2010 A pensioner from Scotland has received GBP 7,500 in injury compensation after she slipped and hurt herself in a Marks & Spencer (M&S) store.Janet Morritt had hoped to get as much as GBP 30,000 from the department store as she had to have an operation on her hip after she |
| Newcastle City Council fined GBP 12k over child's injury 08/09/2010 Newcastle City Council has been fined GBP 12,000 after a young girl was injured by an exhibit at one of its museums.The five-year-old girl was at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle when the accident took place on August 17th 2009.She placed her hand in an opening of the Floating on |
 | Man risks injury compensation claims over unsafe inflatables 07/09/2010 A man who put himself at risk of injury compensation claims by issuing fake safety certificates for inflatable amusements has been prosecuted.Peter John Morrell, also known as Peter Michael Coltilda, of Aberconwy Road in Prestatyn, north Wales, was served with a prohibition notice in November 2008 for passing inflatables as |
| Teenager makes compensation claim over playground accident 07/09/2010 A teenager from West Sussex has made a compensation claim against her local council over a playground injury she sustained 11 years ago.Natasha Caley-Winborne, now 17, was just six years old when she allegedly tripped on an uneven grass bank at St Peters Primary School in the village of Ardingly, |
 | More than 20,000 'are killed in accidents at work each year' 07/09/2010 More than 20,000 people are killed in accidents at work each year in the UK, a new report has revealed.Published today (September 7th) by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), the report emphasises the importance of companies' adherence to health and safety rules and regulations.Titled The Case for Health and Safety, |
| Building firm fined GBP 1k after man injures hand in accident at work 07/09/2010 A building firm has been fined GBP 1,000 after one of its employees injured his hand in an accident at work.Rondeo Schoeman, 32, from Tottenham, was working for Maplestead Limited of Orchard Gate in Greenford, Ealing, when the accident took place.He was machining a wooden handrail when the blades of |
| Woman offered compensation over exploding washing machine 06/09/2010 A woman from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, has been offered compensation after her washing machine exploded.Clare Knight told the Walwyn and Hatfield Times that she thought a car had driven into her house when she heard the loud bang."It could have killed my dog, Excalibur. He was near it at the time |
| Wedding guests seek compensation after salmonella outbreak 06/09/2010 Guests of a wedding blighted by an outbreak of salmonella have been speaking to injuries solicitors to make a compensation claim against the event's caterer.Four guests were taken to hospital following the wedding reception and one of them, Rene Kwartz, 82, did not survive.At least 14 guests are taking legal |
| School fined GBP 25k after death of man 06/09/2010 A boarding school in Shropshire has been fined GBP 25,000 after a man died while completing demolition work at the site.Mark Evans, aged 40, of Ludlow suffocated when the 2.4-tonne roof of a large wooden classroom fell on top of him and colleagues on August 14th 2007.An investigation by the |
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