Industrial Disease

A man who suffered damage to his hearing as a result of exposure to excessive noise in the workplace has won compensation from his employer. William Shipman, from West Yorkshire, had worked in a variety of jobs for a packaging company. During his...

Every employer must provide employees with suitable personal protective equipment to guard against exposure to health and safety hazards while they are at work. To this end, employers should carry out risk assessments to identify any foreseeable risks faced...

A woman whose hearing was damaged as a result of exposure to excessive levels of noise at work has won just over £1,200 in compensation from one of her former employers. This comes on top of an earlier settlement of £2,700 from a different...

A further case involving injury to a worker as a result of the use of a chemical cleaning product, without adequate health and safety measures having been taken, has seen a caretaker from Walsall receive a £3,000 compensation settlement from his...

A former weaver who was exposed to excessive levels of noise at work has been awarded compensation after suffering damage to his hearing. Mr McKinley had been employed as a weaver at a textiles firm in Milnrow, Lancashire, from 1969 to 1970, and had also...

A London Underground cleaner who developed a severe skin condition after being exposed to a cleaning chemical has received £14,900 in compensation. The man had worked as a cleaner for more than 20 years. In June 2007, when he was responsible for...

A refuse collector whose hearing has been impaired as a result of many years spent working alongside noisy bin lorries and recycling equipment has won compensation for the damage. Graham Wild, 50, worked for Rochdale Council as a bin man for thirty years....

A foundry worker who developed respiratory illness as a result of inhaling silica particles has won £35,000 in damages. The unnamed man worked in a foundry which generated large quantities of dust. There was an extraction system, but it frequently...

Two women who had to abandon their careers as beauty therapists, after they developed chronic repetitive strain injury (RSI) whilst working for Virgin Atlantic, have had the level of their compensation awards determined in the High Court. Jayne Evans, 40,...

A lorry driver whose hearing was damaged at work has received £8,500 in compensation. Charles Haswell now suffers from tinnitus, noises in the ears most commonly described as ringing, buzzing or whistling sounds. The condition was caused by injuries...

A total of nearly £1 million in compensation has been awarded to a group of ex-employees of MG Rover who were exposed to hazardous substances in the workplace and developed occupational lung disease as a result. The breathing problems were caused by...

A welder who suffered permanent damage to his hearing as a result of working in a noisy environment has won an out of court settlement of £12,000 from his former employer. Stephen Rothwell, 50, worked as a plater welder in a noisy steel fabrication...

A teacher has agreed a settlement of £145,000 in damages after having to over-extend her voice in the classroom where she worked, resulting in permanent damage to her vocal chords. Joyce Walters attributed her injury to the noise levels outside the...

A sheet metal worker who developed ‘vibration white finger’ has won £7,000 in compensation. The unnamed 58-year-old man from Sheffield spent up to three hours a day grinding and hammering sheets of metal. After 26 years in the job, he...

Repetitive strain injuries are often linked to fairly simple repetitive workplace tasks, such as packing on a production line or the regular use of hand tools, so it is easy for employers to fail to recognise the risk such practices pose to employees. A...

A process worker who developed noise-induced hearing loss has won £15,000 in compensation. Gerald Cox, 52, was employed by electronics firm LG Philips Displays in a factory where there were excessive levels of noise. Unfortunately, during the 25 years...

A fitter has won nearly £7,000 in compensation after suffering damage to his hearing as a result of exposure to noise at work. The 66-year-old man began working for his employer in 1967 but was not provided with hearing protection until the early...

A manual worker at a nuclear waste plant has won £35,000 in compensation for injuries he sustained as a result of working with vibrating tools. The unnamed 49-year-old was a process worker at the Sellafield nuclear plant, where he had worked with...

Exposure to high noise levels can cause permanent hearing loss or tinnitus. A former plant operator recently received £4,000 in compensation for damage to his hearing caused by frequent working in a noisy environment. Albert Shaw, 72, worked for a...

A call handler has won over £100,000 in compensation after she developed severe hearing problems and was forced to give up her job. Beverly Thompson, 48, worked from home as a call handler for the AA. The company gave her a new headset in late 2005...

A worker whose job involved the regular and frequent use of vibrating tools has won an out-of-court settlement after his hands were permanently damaged as a result. The unnamed 53-year-old man worked for steel maker Corus at its plant in Rotherham. He...

The case of a healthcare worker who had to abandon her career because of a potentially fatal allergy to latex has finally been settled. Fiona Moore, 37, worked in the dermatology department at York Hospital. She developed an allergy to latex protein as a...

A factory worker who developed asthma soon after being exposed to dangerous fumes has won £20,000 in compensation. The unnamed 42-year-old woman from Gateshead worked in a factory which makes electric generators and motors for use in the aerospace...

A welder whose hearing was damaged as a result of exposure to excessive noise levels in the workplace has won £12,750 in damages. John Walton, 46, worked for three different employers between 1978 and 2007 and in each job he worked in a noisy...

A fitter whose hands have been permanently damaged through the regular use of vibrating tools at work has been awarded damages. Anthony Barry, 61, worked for the car manufacturer Ford for 33 years. During that time he used a variety of hand-held vibrating...