Polski Dzial Nursing home owners sentenced after death of elderly resident
Two nursing home owners have been fined after an elderly resident died following a fall from a hoist. Annie Bradley, 78, was being transported in a sling from her bed to a specialist chair at the home in Leicester in July 2008. During the manoeuvre Miss Bradley fell to the floor, hitting her head. The […]
New statistics on fatal injuries at work
Recently published figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have shown that 173 workers were killed from April 2011 to March 2012 – a drop of two from the previous year. The rate of fatal injury remains the same at 0.6 per 100,000 workers. The figures also show the rate of fatal injuries in […]
Boy claims compensation for loss of his father
A 12-year-old boy is suing the driver of a vehicle involved in a road traffic accident that killed his father, reports the Daily Record. The boy’s father, Andrew Young, died when his motorbike was involved in a crash with Frank Ralph’s vehicle near Portsoy, in the north of Scotland. Mr Ralph had originally faced charges […]