A former security guard who was hit by a car has won compensation for her injuries with the help of Beecham Peacock. Elisabeth Donaldson, who worked at Tesco in Gateshead, was accompanying her husband to a hospital appointment at the RVI in Newcastle when the accident happened. They were walking back to their car, which… Read more »
Alan Jordan suffered a back injury whilst unloading a defective industrial dryer in the Sanofi factory where he worked. The automatic loading and unloading mechanism on the dryer had been broken for about two years prior to Alan’s accident, which meant that he was having to handle the bowl manually. Despite workers making complaints, bosses… Read more »
A former Go North East bus driver who injured her back when driving a bus with faulty suspension has won compensation. Natalie Graham has had to work in admin roles following her shift on 13 January 2013, which is when she suffered the injury to her back. Not long after her shift had started, Natalie… Read more »
A bus driver who injured her hand while setting up a disabled ramp for a passenger has won compensation from her employer. Mandy Field was driving her Stagecoach bus in Newcastle on 11 July 2013. At a bus stop, she set up the disabled ramp so that a passenger was able to board the bus…. Read more »
A tug master who permanently injured his arm after falling down slippery stairs has won £15,500.00 compensation from his employer. He was on board a ship when he fell down the stairs, which had not been fitted with anti-slip treads as they should have been. He had previously warned his employer that the stairs were… Read more »
Alan Reed developed Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) also known as Vibration White Finger, after working at Wansbeck District Council for nearly 40 years. He was using heavy electrical and pneumatic vibrating tools on a daily basis during his employment with the council and, later, with Bernica Group Limited. In around 2010, about two years… Read more »
A former nightclub singer who developed asbestosis as a result of his day job for British Gas has won compensation for his illness. Kenneth Edgar, who used to perform in pubs and clubs around Newcastle, worked as a gas fitter for the company from the 1960s to the 1980s. During that time, he regularly came… Read more »
Suffering an accident at work can turn your life upside down. 121,430 workplace injuries were reported in 2009/10, with 152 of them tragically resulting in death. Many people are not only burdened with an injury, but also the stress and uncertainty as to what it means for their job, their relationship with their employer and… Read more »
Beecham Peacock have achieved settlements for a number of workers who developed repetitive strain injury while working under difficult conditions in a factory dispensary. The workers were employed to mix raw materials together to produce pharmaceuticals in the dispensary at Sanofi in Newcastle. The job involved a lot of heavy lifting, as well as repetitive… Read more »
A factory worker who was knocked unconscious when a tray fell onto his head has won compensation for his injuries with the help of Beecham Peacock. Raymond O’Donnell, who worked at the Malton Bacon Factory in North Yorkshire, was helping a colleague to pull a pallet of trays up a ramp. The trays had not… Read more »
A hard working Unite Member, who had two jobs, working at Sainsbury’s and a Care Home suffered a serious and life changing accident at work. Tragically, the accident caused such a devastating injury to her neck, that she became Tetraplegic. Paralysed, from the neck down, our client’s life was changed overnight. She was unable to… Read more »
Beecham Peacock recently represented an HGV Driver. Part of his job involved lifting ramps weighing over 60kg onto his trailer. They had to be lifted and slotted into place. On the day of the accident, he slipped as he was lifting the ramp and twisted and hurt his back. With the support of Unite he made… Read more »
