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Company bosses fined for accident at work
31 August 2010
An accident at work has seen two company heads prosecuted and fined after an employee has the ends of two fingers severed. The worker...
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Will police investigation prove crucial to potential accident claims case?
27 August 2010
Police are investigating a traffic accident in Motherwell after a boy was hospitalised following a collision with a bus full of passengers.There...
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Will road crossing investment prevent accident claims in the future?
26 August 2010
Local residents in a Staffordshire traffic accident hotspot are pleased with plans to improve safety at the popular road crossing.Three...
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Does sledding increase accident claims risk?
24 August 2010
There is a high risk of traffic accidents and even brain damage faced by sledders playing on the roads during winter time, research...
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Accident Claims: Fundraiser held for Wiltshire victim
23 August 2010
The victim of a traffic accident who was left paralysed from the chest down has prompted a massive fundraising effort by friends. Friends...
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Accident at work sees firm fined
20 August 2010
A firm has been fined after an accident at work left an employee in a full leg cast for six weeks.ACP (Concrete) Ltd was fined £15,000...
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Traffic accident 'will affect one child in every class'
19 August 2010
A traffic accident will hurt or kill one child in every 27, less than the size of an average class, a new report reveals.Over the course...
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'Keep tyres inflated to reduce traffic accident risk'
18 August 2010
Motorists who drive on under-inflated tyres could be risking a traffic accident and even an accident claim.According to Cooper Tire...
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Somerset farmers get accident at work advice
17 August 2010
A workshop has been held to raise the awareness of accident claims in the farming industry in Somerset.The Health and Safety Executive...
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Scotland hit by traffic accident spate
16 August 2010
Scotland has been rocked by traffic accidents at the weekend, after a motorcycle accident has claimed the life of one man, while a...
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Aberdeen firm fined for fatal accident at work
13 August 2010
A quarry firm in Scotland has been fined £96,000 after an accident at work killed a worker.Leiths Scotland Limited pleaded guilty...
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Confident motorists risking a traffic accident
12 August 2010
Two in three drivers could be risking accident claims, after it emerged that most motorists pose a traffic accident threat by driving...
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Police warn of traffic accident chaos from speed camera loss
11 August 2010
The UK is at risk of an increase in traffic accidents if speed cameras are switched off, Britain's top traffic policeman has said.Chief...
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Firms fined after 44-tonne machine nearly causes traffic accident
10 August 2010
An accident at work that could easily have led to a disastrous traffic accident has seen two construction companies fined.Balfour Beatty...
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Speed camera accident claim risk shown
09 August 2010
Speed cameras could be contributing to accident claims, new research suggests.In a poll, insurance firm LV= found that four-fifths...
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'Tragic' accident at work left vineyard owner dead
06 August 2010
An accident at work has seen a distribution company fined £200,000 by a court in Cornwall.Gregory Distribution Ltd was fined...
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Company fined after accident at work
05 August 2010
An accident at work that left a worker with a broken back has seen the firm responsible fined £8,000.Barry Derbyshire was carrying...
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Firm fined after asbestos accident claim risk ignored
04 August 2010
A firm has been fined after it ignored warnings about the potential accident claim and health hazards of working with asbestos.Pontypool-based...
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Outdoor events accident claims targeted
03 August 2010
The risk of accident claims arising from outdoor events this summer has been highlighted by an insurance company.Aviva is warning firms...
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Accident at work leads to McVities fine
02 August 2010
An accident at work that caused a worker to lose two fingers has ended with biscuit producer McVities being fined £10,000 for...
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Accident at work death sees construction firm prosecuted
A construction company has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an accident at work led to the...
Broken bone leads to accident claim
An accident claim has been brought against two companies after a worker in North Yorkshire suffered a broken foot when a...
Fatal accident at work results in £65k fine
An accident at work that led to the death of a lorry driver has resulted in a Hampshire lift manufacturer being fined £65,000...
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