Bristol Personal Injury Blog

Dozens trapped on thrill ride

Posted: 17th June 2013

Posted in: Public Place Accidents 

Around forty people had to be rescued from one of Chessington World of Adventures’ biggest rides yesterday after its electrics failed.  Suspended at 20ft, emergency services reached the theme park an hour after the ride’s breakdown – during which both adults and children were suspended in the air.  ‘Rameses Revenge’ is a top spin ride […]

Bed blocking causes pressure increase in hospitals

Posted: 3rd June 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

It has recently been noted, by the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust, that ‘bed blocking’ is becoming an increasing issue across the trusts’ three hospitals – resulting in additional pressure on the hospitals’ circulation.  ‘Bed blocking’ is a term used to describe the scenario, which many hospitals are currently faced with, whereby patients are unable to […]

Pilot scheme for motoring offences needs change

Posted: 30th May 2013

Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents 

Following a pilot scheme in nine areas, traffic courts are to be opened in England and Wales to allow effective prosecution for minor motoring offences.  With 500,000 minor motoring offences going through the courts each year, it is clear that a new method of prosecution must be introduced in order to cut delays in the […]

Risk assessments could have made a difference to seriously injured worker

Posted: 25th April 2013

Posted in: Foot Injuries Head and Brain Injuries Knee Injury Spine & Back Injuries Workplace Injuries 

A Portsmouth steel manufacturer was sentenced earlier this week, after one of its workers suffered life-changing injuries when he was hit by a falling 1.4 tonne steel beam. An HSE investigation found that the company had not carried out a proper assessment of the risks involved in the particular work process, and so had failed […]

Company fined for worker’s injuries

Posted: 18th April 2013

Posted in: Employer Negligence Falls from Heights Foot Injuries Hip Injuries Spine & Back Injuries Workplace Injuries 

A self-employed roofer has been fined after an employee suffered major injuries falling through a skylight at a Nuneaton industrial estate. The employee was re-cladding the asbestos roof when he fell seven metres to the factory floor below. He fractured his pelvis, back and foot and was unable to work for several months. The self-employed […]

A quarter of construction sites fail safety inspections

Posted: 9th April 2013

Posted in: Employer Negligence Falls from Heights Workplace Injuries 

Inspectors for the Health and Safety Exective recently carried out a month-long exercise to improve standards in the construction industry – one of the most dangerous industries in Britain. They made unannounced visits to construction sites in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk to ensure companies are managing high-risk activity, such as working at height. They also […]

London firm in court for worker’s injury

Posted: 4th April 2013

Posted in: Arm Injury Leg Injuries Workplace Injuries 

A London-based chemicals company has been prosecuted after a worker was run over by a forklift truck and had to have part of his leg amputated. The long-serving employee, who had worked for the company more than 40 years, suffered major crush injuries to his right leg and had to undergo an above-the-knee amputation in […]

Never events in Plymouth hospitals

Posted: 26th March 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

Plymouth NHS Trust has recently published a statement in which it reports five never events have taken place in its hospitals since November 2012. According to the Department of Health, never events are serious patient safety incidents that, by definition, should never happen. Never events include events such as surgery on the wrong part of […]

Workman fined for friend’s fall through roof

Posted: 20th March 2013

Posted in: Arm Injury Employer Negligence Falls from Heights Workplace Injuries 

A self-employed maintenance worker has been fined after a friend, who was helping him on a job, fell through the roof of a disused factory. The injured man, in his forties, suffered a broken elbow when he fell three metres through the asbestos cement roof at a disused rubber factory in the Forest of Dean. […]

TUC updates its guide to workplace safety

Posted: 12th March 2013

Posted in: Employer Negligence Industrial Deafness and Disease Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death 

The TUC has published an updated version of its guide to workplace safety, entitled ‘Hazards at Work’. The publication comes at a time of increased concern over a reduction in the number of workplace safety inspections and an increase in workplace fatalities. The TUC says that the current upward trend in workplace fatalities will be […]