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An Employee of the national supermarket chain, Morrisons has decided to take legal action after suffering severe injuries on their premises.

Mr Kevin Brookshaw suffered with serious facial injuries whilst at the car park of their Crewe store. As Mr Brookshaw proceeded through the car park barrier it swung back, straight through the windshield, hitting him in the face.

Mr Brookshaw’s wife told the Crewe Chronicle that his injuries were so severe that you could not recognize him and he was treated in the critical injuries unit. His wife described that his face was ‘literally split down the middle’.
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A teenager has been awarded £1.35million in compensation following a decision at the High court in London. Toby Wheeler, 15, suffered brain damage during his birth at an Essex hospital.

According to the BBC, Toby cannot walk or speak and needs 24 hour care due to oxygen deprivation suffered at the time of his birth in Colchester hospital.
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We all joke that the loud group of women at the end of the office will send us deaf but can your working environment really make you deaf?

Yes and it is often termed as occupational or industrial deafness.

So what is it? What causes it and what can be done to prevent it?
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The UK’s biggest coal miner, UK Coal, has suspended production at one of its sites after the death of an employee. According to The Guardian, Mr Ian Cameron died after an equipment failure, the company said.

This comes hot on the heels of the Health and Safety Executive announcing that it intends to prosecute the company over three deaths which occurred at its Daw Mill site in Warwickshire and one at its Welbeck Colliery site in Mansfield.

This kind of safety record over the last three years highlights the importance of risk assessments in the workplace. Risk assessments are conducted with the intention of minimising the risks in the workplace, to protect workers from harm.
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Bad news for motorists! According to the AA, car insurance costs are rising faster than at any time over the past 15 years.  Average premiums have risen by 14% since last October 2008.

The increased cost of car insurance has been particularly brutal on young drivers, with premiums for third party, fire and theft policies rising by 17.6% over the year to an average quoted premium of £1,059 according to The Guardian.
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Many of you may have been as shocked, as I was, to read the story about Mohammed Patel, the guy who has been staging accidents on behalf of vehicle owners so that they may make bogus claims from insurers – all for the great price of £500 a time!

In the last 3 years he has caused 93 crashes in the Greater Manchester area and each claim averaged at approximately £17,000.00.

Patel was making enough money for himself and his unemployed girlfriend to live a fairly luxurious standard of living. The courts heard that their home was filled with expensive furniture and they had holidayed in France and Barcelona recently.
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A mother from Luton may have killed her 13-week-old son as a result of shaking him violently.

According to the BBC, the jury at Luton Crown Court heard that young Mohammed Zaid, who died in hospital on 1^st November 2007, was found following a post mortem to have suffered bleeding in his brain, spinal cord and both eyes.  The Prosecutor told the court that such evidence suggested a ‘violent death’ rather than illness.
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We have previously explored tennis elbow, but what about golfer’s elbow? No I’m not making medical conditions up it is another form of epicondylitis, medial epicondylitis to be specific. So, what is golfer’s elbow? Is there any difference to tennis elbow?

Where tennis elbow affects the outer part of the elbow, golfer’s elbow affects the inner part. The inner part of your elbow will be very tender to touch and movement such as lifting (especially with palms facing up) can be very painful.

Pain will be felt more when gripping tightly and also on wrist flexion. Wrist pain is a common symptom of golfer’s elbow.
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Despite numerous TV campaigns surrounding the issue of the importance of wearing your seatbelt many accidents are still far more serious than they should be just because people fail to wear their seatbelts!

What is the law surrounding seatbelts?

There are various groups dictating who must wear a seatbelt and who is responsible for the belt being worn and the following is a brief guide:
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A power station in Devon is undergoing safety tests over the next few weeks. As part of the testing the station at Langage in Plymptom will create short loud bursts of “jet like” noise as the steam pressure release valves are checked.

According to the BBC, twenty pressure valves will be tested and the noise is expected to last for about one to two minutes for each valve.

Local residents have been warned about the operation, as have the emergency services.
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