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'Basic error' leads to women losing 3 fingers in accident at work
29 July 2011
A St Helens napkin and tablecloth manufacturer has been fined £30,000 after a woman lost three fingers in an accident at work.Forty-three-year-old...
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Older drivers avoid traffic accident peak hours
28 July 2011
Older drivers are safer than younger motorists, as they manage to avoid being on the roads at the peak traffic accident times, it is...
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Brits risk accident claims by ignoring servicing
27 July 2011
British motorists could be risking an accident claim by failing to carry out basic maintenance on their vehicles, new figures suggest.As...
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In-car entertainment may reduce summertime accident claims
26 July 2011
Portable games consoles and DVD players can help to reduce accident claims during the school holidays.These devices can keep children...
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Slow driving sparking accident claims
22 July 2011
Slow drivers are among the biggest frustrations on the road and are directly leading to accident claims. Nearly half of drivers in...
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Drivers urged to slow down to prevent holiday accident claims
21 July 2011
Drivers need to slow down in built-up areas over the summer holidays to reduce accident claims, a charity has said. Brake has warned...
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Drop in offshore oil and gas leaks may reduce accident claims
20 July 2011
The number of offshore oil and gas leaks that could lead to a serious accident at work have fallen in the last year, new figures shows....
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Stagger journeys to cut accident claims
19 July 2011
Commercial drivers should stagger their journeys to reduce accident claims caused by tiredness, it has been claimed. Sandra Dodson,...
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Tiredness 'can lead to traffic accident'
18 July 2011
Motorists need to be very wary of feeling tired when driving as they may not be able to react quickly enough if a traffic accident...
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Nottingham firm fined after accident at work
15 July 2011
A Nottingham cleaning products manufacturer has been fined after an employee was seriously injured in an accident at work. The employee,...
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'Talking' cars can reduce traffic accident pile-ups
14 July 2011
"Talking" cars that communicate with each other on the road could reduce the number of accident claims caused by motorway...
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Sleepy motorists risk accident claims by nodding off
13 July 2011
Motorists are risking accident claims because they are falling asleep when driving, a charity is warning today (July 13th). Research...
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Demolition firm fined after accident at work
12 July 2011
A demolition company from Halifax has been fined after an employee was seriously injured in an accident at work. Gareth Dodds from...
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Design company prosecuted following accident at work
11 July 2011
An interior design firm has been fined after two men were injured in an accident at work while refurbishing a retail unit. Staffordshire-based...
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Safety efforts 'must be redoubled' to cut accident claims
08 July 2011
More work must be done to cut the number of accident claims from the agriculture and construction sectors, a charity has claimed. Commenting...
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Traffic accident figures 'down to effective safety strategy'
07 July 2011
New figures showing a reduction in road traffic accident deaths are the result of an effective safety strategy, a leading charity has...
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Poole firm fined for accident at work
06 July 2011
A Poole building firm has been fined after an accident at work left a carpenter with a fractured spine.Sixty-year-old Michael McCarthy...
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Companies fined following double fatal accident at work
05 July 2011
Two companies have been fined a total of £640,000 after two people were killed in an accident at work.In May 2009, Maarten Den...
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Road traffic accident deaths fall
04 July 2011
Road traffic accident deaths have declined in the last year by nearly a fifth, new Department for Transport figures show.The number...
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Fatal accident at work rate rises
01 July 2011
Accident claims from bereaved families of employees fatally injured at work could be rising after the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)...
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Man fined after worker falls to his death
A man has been hit with a £20,000 fine after one of his employees fell through a fragile roof at a warehouse in Markinch...
Two firms punished over worker's injuries
Two companies have been prosecuted and punished for an accident at work in which a man suffered numerous injuries.The Health...
Firm fined after worker loses four fingers
A company has been hit with an £8,000 fine after one of its employees suffered an accident at work that left him without...
Car plunges on to railway after accident
A traffic accident in the south-west over the weekend led to a car being catapulted on to a railway line, leading to delays...
Contractor injured in 5m fall from ladder
A man fell more than five metres after the ladder he was using fell away from its moorings and catapulted him into the air.Adrian...
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