Aberdeen Personal Injury Blog

Fife Council Fined for Gas Leak

Posted: May 5, 2014

Posted in: Public Place Accidents 

A gas leak that put workers and the public at risk has resulted in Fife Council being fined £24,000. Homes, businesses and a primary school had to be evacuated when Council employees carrying out drainage works struck an underground gas pipe in 2010. No one was injured, and no damage was caused to property. However, […]

Accident that crushed worker’s legs leads to £10,000 fine

Posted: April 25, 2014

Posted in: Employer Negligence Leg Injuries Workplace Injuries 

A Stirlingshire firm has been heavily fined for serious Health & Safety breaches after a worker’s legs were crushed by a one tonne mould. The injury occurred when a worker, with more than 35 years of experience, was using an overhead crane to lift a mould. As the mould was moving, it struck him below […]

Animal shelter fined over volunteer saw injury

Posted: April 24, 2014

Posted in: Faulty Work Equipment Hand Injuries Workplace Injuries 

The largest shelter for horses and donkeys in Scotland has been fined after a volunteer lost part of his hand in a saw accident. Mountain Animal Sanctuary Trust has been fined a total of £6,000 for breaching health and safety regulations. The trust pleaded guilty to the health and safety offence at Forfar Sherrif Court […]

Aberdeen Firms Fined for Worker’s Serious Fall Through Floor

Posted: April 21, 2014

Posted in: Employer Negligence Falls from Heights Spine & Back Injuries Workplace Injuries 

Two construction firms based in Aberdeen have been fined for serious safety failings after a worker fell and fractured his spine in several places. The worker had been replacing a floorboard over a hole in the first floor of a hotel in Aberdeen when he fell nearly four metres to the ground floor. Having suffered […]

Inquiry date for farmer death

Posted: April 15, 2014

Posted in: Falls from Heights Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death 

A fatal accident inquiry has been scheduled following the death of a farmer in Dumfries and Galloway. The 62-year-old livestock farmer, Willie Davidson, had been working at Poldean Farm near Moffat when the accident happened in January of last year. He died as a result of falling from a 30ft (9m) shed. The Crown Office has announced […]

1,000 injured in Scotland’s crumbling schools

Posted: April 8, 2014

Posted in: Public Place Accidents School Accidents Workplace Injuries 

Over the last year, around 1,000 staff members and pupils have suffered injuries as a result of the poor structural condition of Scotland’s schools. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) received more than 600 reports of accidents involving pupils and visitors at educational institutions in Scotland, with most of them requiring hospital treatment. On top of this, […]

Several schools walls cordoned off following death

Posted: April 4, 2014

Posted in: Public Place Accidents School Accidents Wrongful & Accidental Death 

Following the death of 12-year-old schoolgirl Keane Wallis-Bennett, multiple walls have been cordoned off around Edinburgh believed to be structurally unstable. Keane was fatally injured after a freestanding wall collapsed and crushed her at Liberton High School on Tuesday. As a result of the shocking incident, structural checks have been carried out across Edinburgh, with many areas […]

Paralysed artist pays £180 a week for care on NHS hospital ward

Posted: March 31, 2014

Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad Medical Negligence Spine & Back Injuries 

A man who is paralysed from the neck down has to pay £180 a week to receive care on an NHS hospital ward after his living allowance benefit was cut. Edward Rainey (52) has suffered with paralysis since 1984 when he was involved in a swimming accident on holiday. Since the accident, Mr Rainey was able […]

Ex Driving Instructor Turned Child Carer Hit Girl With Car

Posted: March 24, 2014

Posted in: Car Accidents Leg Injuries Pedestrian Injuries Road Traffic Accidents 

61-year-old Carol McGlone has lost her driving licence after hitting a six-year-old girl with her car in May 2013. The former driving instructor turned child-minder was on her way to work when the accident happened, hitting the young girl and knocking her to the ground. Ms McGlone had been driving on Dumbarton Road in Glasgow when […]

Family to sue NHS after major care failures leave mother brain-damaged

Posted: March 12, 2014

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries Medical Negligence 

The family of a woman who has been left with serious brain damage after doctors mistakenly turned off her life-support machine is planning to sue the NHS for damages of £5million. It has been speculated that this could be one of the biggest compensation cases seen in Scotland. Lorna Baillie was declared “technically dead” after suffering […]