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A Network Rail worker who was left with permanent damage to his hands after working with vibrating tools for many years has won an undisclosed amount in compensation. Kevin Thornton, 48, worked for Network Rail and its predecessors for more than 22 years as...
A former joiner has won a five-figure sum in damages after he developed an allergy to a type of hardwood that could have been fatal. Brian Ogden worked for a joinery firm run by his brother for over twenty years. He first experienced a problem with the...
A former steelworker who suffered hearing loss as a result of working in a noisy work environment has won more than £4,000 in compensation. Kenneth Clarkson, 79, was exposed to high levels of noise whilst working at two different steel companies. At...
An engineer who developed dermatitis after being exposed to chemicals in the workplace has won £13,500 in compensation. The 59-year-old man worked as a mechanical engineer for Camtec Engineering Limited. During his employment, he came into contact...
A former railway worker from Swindon who suffers from work-related hearing loss has won compensation from his former employer. Denis Mackie worked as a boiler maker for British Rail between 1967 and 1978. During that time he was exposed to high levels of...
Three school science technicians who were exposed to poisonous fumes at work have won compensation in an out-of-court settlement. One of the three women, April Walsh, 34, who has now been made redundant, said that staff were worried that there was...
A firefighter who developed occupational asthma as a result of exposure to red diesel fumes has won £15,000 in damages. Leigh Payne, 40, has worked at Exeter airport for 13 years and was exposed to the dangerous fumes while removing post and baggage...
A factory worker who developed a painful skin condition after being exposed to harmful materials at work has won compensation for his injuries. Paul Eames, from Ashby De La Zouch in Leicestershire, was exposed to dangerous epoxy resins while working for a...
Thirteen workers at a tyre manufacturer have each won compensation of up to £6,000 for damage suffered to their hearing as a result of noise in the workplace. The former workers for Wolverhampton Goodyear were employed at the factory from the 1970s to...
An electrical engineer who suffered permanent damage to his hands because of prolonged use of vibrating tools at work has won a substantial amount in compensation. Graeme Kelly, 56, used vibrating tools for a period of 34 years whilst working for one...
