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    Man's life changed by Spinal Cord Stimulator


    A man from the West Midlands has described getting his life back after being fitted with a Spinal Co
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    December 2011

    Somerset employer prosecuted after teenage employee loses fingers


    A Somerset man has been prosecuted after an 18-year-old employee lost four fingers while working on
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    September 2011

    Companies sentenced after worker is forced through 125mm gap


    Two companies have been sentenced for safety failings after a worker sustained horrific injuries but
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    August 2011

    Companies fined £300,000 over motorway death


    A roadworker died of his injuries after falling 12 metres while working over the M5 motorway near Cl
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    July 2011

    Public urged to 'restore sanity' to health and safety


    People who have fallen foul of barmy bureaucratic decisions for 'health and safety reasons' are bein
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    July 2011

    BLB Solicitors to sponsor pain conference


    BLB Solicitors are delighted to announce that they have accepted an invitation to sponsor the first
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    June 2011

    BLB Client fitted with spinal cord stimulator


    A client of BLB Solicitors suffering from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1 ("CRPS"), which is a
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    June 2011

    New drug licensed for ankylosing spondylitis


    Sufferers of arthritic diseases such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondyli
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    June 2011

    Engineering company sentenced over death of employee


    An engineering company has been fined £100,000 after a worker was crushed to death at a factory nea
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    June 2011

    Two firms fined after horrific accident


    Two companies have pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety regulations after a worker miraculo
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    June 2011

    Builder fined after man falls through roof


    A builder from Kent has been fined after an employee fell more than three metres through a garage ro
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    May 2011

    Aerospace firm fined after worker suffers severe injuries


    An aerospace firm has been fined after a Leicestershire worker suffered severe and permanent hand an
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    May 2011

    BLB Solicitors win £150,000 for client with "unwinnable" claim


    BLB Solicitors have reached a settlement in a claim where the Claimant had been told by her former s
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    May 2011

    Car firm fined after fatal head injury to employee


    A worker suffered fatal head injuries when he was struck by a steel barrier while carrying out maint
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    May 2011

    Royal Wedding celebrations given the 'health and safety' green light


    Communities wanting to organise celebrations for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton ar
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    April 2011

    Construction company fined after worker blinded in fall


    A construction company has been fined after one of its employees suffered severe head injuries which
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    April 2011

    New online health and safety directory launched


    A new online directory has been launched to help businesses find a health and safety consultant that
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    March 2011

    Company fined £400,000 after employee dies at work


    A Llanelli-based automotive manufacturer has been fined £400,000 after an employee died on the day
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    March 2011

    Leaked HSE letter shows safety checks at risk from cuts


    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is proposing to reduce unannounced workplace inspections by a
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    March 2011

    Leaked HSE letter shows safety checks at risk from cuts


    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is proposing to reduce unannounced workplace inspections by a
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    March 2011

    Employee fell from cage balanced on fork lift truck


    A Yeovil vehicle repair and sales company has today been prosecuted after one of its workers fell fr
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    March 2011

    A quarter of Merseyside's construction sites fail safety inspections


    Nearly one in four of Merseyside's construction sites failed safety inspections during the first two
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    March 2011

    Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) sufferer awarded £220,000


    A client who had been effectively written off by her former solicitors has now been awarded £220,00
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    February 2011

    Firm fined after employee injured by meat mincer


    A Brighton meat processing company has been fined after a 16-year-old trainee severely injured his a
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    February 2011

    Power company fined following death of employee


    A Cambridgeshire power company has been ordered to pay fines and costs totaling £160,735 for their
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    February 2011

    BLB Solicitors win "unwinnable" claim


    BLB Solicitors have succeeded in settling a claim for a client, described by her former solicitor as
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    February 2011

    Consultation opens on RIDDOR change


    The Health and Safety Executive has opened a three-month consultation on proposed changes to the Rep
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    February 2011

    New solicitor joins BLB Solicitors


    BLB Solicitors are delighted to announce that personal injury solicitor, Clare Lowes, has joined the
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    February 2011

    Employee seriously burned by high voltage equipment


    A high voltage electrical engineering company was prosecuted after an employee suffered serious burn
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    February 2011

    Court approves settlement of claim of HGV instructor knocked down and killed by own pupil


    The family of an HGV driving instructor accidentally knocked down and killed by his pupil has been a
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    January 2011

    Contractor fined after worker has leg amputated


    A Hammersmith company has been fined after a worker had his leg amputated following a fall at a prop
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    January 2011

    Asda fined after employee suffers broken jaw


    A supermarket chain has been fined £20,000 following an accident that left a female employee with a
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    January 2011

    Brain injured man awarded £7.2 million


    A boatyard worker who suffered brain damage when he was hit by a falling gantry has been awarded £7
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    January 2011

    Chilli compound shows pain relief promise


    Researchers at Aberdeen University are using the compound that gives chillies their kick in the figh
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    January 2011

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