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Worker awarded £4,000 compensation
7/9/2010
An employee at an Aberdeen building firm has received £4,000 after his boilersuit set on fire at work in an electrical explosion.
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Firm fined after factory explosion
6/9/2010
A industrial bakeware manufacturer whose employee suffered 60% burns after a can of thinner exploded at its factory has been fined £10,000.
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Inquest held over factory death
3/9/2010
An inquest has heard how a factory worker from County Durham was crushed to death while repairing an industrial press.
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Fine over hydraulic press accident
2/9/2010
An accident in which a worker's fingers were crushed in a hydraulic press has led to a fine of over £2,000 for two Leeds-based company directors.
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Firm fined after saw falls on man
1/9/2010
A Yorkshire haulage firm whose employee was left brain damaged when a 290kg panel saw fell on his head has been fined £5,000.
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Firm fined after man loses finger
27/8/2010
A paper processing company has been fined after an employee lost a finger when his hand was trapped between two metal rollers.
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Firms fined over worker's 21m fall
26/8/2010
A fall which left a construction worker with life-changing injuries has led to two firms being fined a total of £125,000.
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Bez jailed for defying magistrate
25/8/2010
Pop personality Bez has been jailed for four weeks after assaulting his ex-girlfriend during a row over money.
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Firm fined after ignoring asbestos
24/8/2010
A Cambridge shop fitting firm is facing a bill in excess of £7,000 for willingly exposing five workers to asbestos at a shopping centre in Manchester.
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Firm fined over worker fall injury
23/8/2010
An incident at an onion packing firm where a worker fell and broke his shoulder has resulted in the company being fined.
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Acetech fined over asbestos threat
19/8/2010
A marine reclamation company has been fined £3,400 for putting employees at risk of exposure to asbestos while they were stripping down a boat to sell on as scrap metal.
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Mellor Hargreaves Featured on Radio 4
18/8/2010
Miners VWF Compensation
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