Pages On: Industrial Deafness and Disease
Industrial Diseases can be an insidious aspect of work. In cases of Asbestos exposure, symptoms of a disease can take decades to manifest, and can often prove fatal. If your employer didn’t manage the risks, withheld the necessary PPE or improper training in dealing with dangerous substances or practices, you may be able to claim. Contact our team to discuss injury compensation from employer negligence.
Rotherham man receives compensation for industrial hearing loss
Posted: 26 April 2016
Posted in: Employer Negligence, Industrial Deafness and Disease
A council worker from Rotherham has been awarded £6,000 in compensation for damage done to his hearing whilst working for Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in the 1960s and 1970s. 65-year-old David Carr had been exposed to excessive noise during his time of employment. Mr Carr had worked as an HGV and JCB driver for the council, as well as a mower and road worker. During this time he could spend up to five hours a day being exposed to excessive noise from tools such as drills, vibrator rollers and jackhammers, the results…
Read More
Family receive mesothelioma compensation for deceased electrician
Posted: 22 March 2016
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Employer Negligence, Industrial Deafness and Disease, Mesothelioma
The family of 85-year-old former electrician, Henry Smith, has secured substantial compensation after his death from mesothelioma in 2014. Mr Smith had worked for a Coventry electrical company for 43 years and for the first 16 years of his employ, had worked in factories where the staff handled asbestos. Mesothelioma is an asbestos-related disease that caused Mr Smith’s lung cancer leading to his death. Mr Smith, who retired in 1992, first consulted doctors 12 years after his retirement complaining of pains in his shoulder. When tests confirmed that he was suffering from asbestos-related…
Read More
Aircrews affected by contaminated air launch personal injury claims
Posted: 29 June 2015
Posted in: Employer Negligence, Industrial Deafness and Disease, Public Transport
Airline crew members, from numerous different British airlines, have launched around 17 civil cases concerning ill health caused by contaminated air. Airline crew members continue to come forward, claiming that they suffer with Aerotoxic Syndrome – an illness caused by exposure to contaminated air in aircrafts. Earlier this year, in April, UNITE opened a helpline for worried aircraft employees following increased concerns amongst workers about air quality standards. The union, which represents 20,000 crew members, announced at the beginning of the month that 17 crew members had taken up civil…
Read More
Police motorcyclist awarded compensation for hearing damage
Posted: 5 May 2014
Posted in: Employer Negligence, Industrial Deafness and Disease
A police motorcyclist has received compensation, claiming that the noise of the motorbikes damaged his hearing. 56-year-old Peter Hall won £6,500 having worked for the British Transport Police’s motorcycle unit for over a decade. Mr Hall’s job required him to ride 650cc and 1100cc motorbikes, which he believes to be the cause of his tinnitus. The father of three said that his hearing started to deteriorate as a result of his job with the British Transport Police (BTP), which eventually developed into tinnitus, (a constant ringing in the ears). His job consisted of…
Read More
Vibration White Finger Claims
Posted in: Industrial Deafness and Disease, Workplace Injuries
Vibration white finger (VWF) is a condition caused by the excessive use of vibrating power tools such as road breakers, drills, saws, vibrating compactors and even by holding materials that are being worked on by vibrating machinery. Symptoms of VWF The symptoms of Vibration White Finger are as follows: Tingling / numbness in the hands and fingers Loss of sensation Painful hands and fingers Fingers going white Inability to carry out everyday tasks Reduced grip If you suffer from vibration white finger then you could be entitled to make a…
Read More
Lung Disease Compensation
Posted in: Industrial Deafness and Disease, Workplace Injuries
Some types of workplace pose a threat to health due to chemicals or substances present on site, which, if breathed in, can damage the lungs and cause illness to develop. If you become ill with lung disease because of where you work, your employer may be found liable and you may be entitled to claim compensation. If you approach our specialist Wakefield solicitors** with your case, you will be able to find out whether or not you have a good case to get financial damages for the illness you have…
Read More
Asbestos and Mesothelioma Compensation
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Industrial Deafness and Disease, Mesothelioma
Until the danger of asbestos was realised, it was used in the construction of houses and buildings for many years, as a form of insulation and to prevent fires. Indeed, asbestos that is well maintained does not pose a direct risk, but it becomes dangerous when the fibres become damaged and may float in the air, and be breathed in. Asbestosis and mesothelioma are examples of illnesses caused by asbestos exposure. Pleural thickening, lung cancer and pleural plaques are other types of lung disease which can also be provoked by…
Read More