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Food company fined after worker loses most of hand
27 October 2011
A major European food firm has been fined £230,000 after a worker lost most of his right hand in a horrific accident at work.Night...
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Get eyes checked to avoid traffic accident, experts advise
26 October 2011
Motorists should avoid causing a traffic accident by getting their eyes checked every two years.This is the view of the Royal Society...
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Food firm fined after accident at work
25 October 2011
A food firm has been fined after a 22-year-old employee had an accident at work causing her to be off work for eight months.The worker...
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Increasing cost of insurance to prompt more traffic accidents?
24 October 2011
The increasing insurance costs for young drivers will have a negative effect on road safety, according to one expert - potentially...
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Men 'more likely to speed'
21 October 2011
Men could be more likely to cause a traffic accident, after new research revealed that males are much more likely to speed than their...
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Continue to learn after driving test, expert advises
20 October 2011
Young drivers should continue learning after passing their driving test, experts maintain, which could lessen their chance of ever...
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Manufacturing firm fined after forklift truck accident at work
19 October 2011
A manufacturing firm has been fined after an accident at work in which a lorry delivery driver was run over by a fork lift truck.Kelvin...
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People who see car as extension of self 'drive aggressively'
18 October 2011
People who associate their identity with their car could be more prone to aggressive driving, meaning they could be more likely to...
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Deer 'cause up to 74,000 traffic accidents per year'
17 October 2011
Deer on the roads may cause up to 74,000 traffic accidents each year, according to worrying figures from the Deer Initiative.The organisation...
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Worker fractures leg in accident at work
14 October 2011
A farming company has been fined after a worker fractured his leg in an accident at work involving a forklift truck.Algis Jevsejevas,...
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Dangerous drivers to get tougher prison sentences
13 October 2011
Dangerous drivers are to get longer prison sentences in the effort to cut the number of traffic accident, justice secretary Kenneth...
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Fife farming firm employee loses two toes in accident at work
12 October 2011
A farming company in Fife has been fined after a worker lost two toes in an accident at work.Peter Ednie, 26, was using a bucket in...
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New offence for careless drivers
11 October 2011
People who cause a traffic accident as a result of dangerous or careless driving could face tougher prison sentences under new court...
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Malt company fined after worker loses leg
10 October 2011
A malt company has been fined after an accident at work in which an employee lost part of his leg.The worker, at Pauls Malt Limited,...
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Motorists should get winter tyres fitted
07 October 2011
With a harsh winter ahead, car manufacturers and tyre companies are recommending that drivers get winter tyres fitted, in a bid to...
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British motorists 'bad mannered'
06 October 2011
A new poll has revealed that British motorists have picked up some bad manners, some of which are dangerous enough to cause a traffic...
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Worker knocked unconscious after forklift truck fall
05 October 2011
A man was injured in an accident at work after climbing onto the roof of a forklift tuck in Leigh.The 29-year-old fell off the vehicle,...
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Bald tyres 'could see accident claims denied'
04 October 2011
Drivers should take proper care of their tyres, otherwise any accident claim could be denied.Motorists with bald tyres may have...
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Farm employee loses all four fingers in accident at work
03 October 2011
A farmer has been prosecuted after his employee's fingers and thumb were severed by a wood cutting machine in an accident at work.Stuart...
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