January 16th, 2009
A woman is considering legal action against an NHS trust after her son put a discarded needle into his mouth at a health centre.
Shareen Mills, 28, had taken Harvey Mills, 21 months, to Cannon Street Health Centre in Hathershaw while his older brother had a vaccination.
However, while she held her other son, Harvey wandered off to another part of the room where a sharps bin was situated.
The child took a hypodermic needle and put it in his mouth. The family must now wait a year to see if Harvey has contracted Hepatitis B.
Gail Richards, chief executive of NHS Oldham – which is responsible for the care of 227,000 people – said: "We have launched an immediate investigation and … all necessary steps will be taken to get to the bottom of this incident and take any action needed."
Ms Mills may now sue the trust for clinical negligence.
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October 17th, 2008
A recycling firm has been fined after a worker was injured during a fall at work.
The unnamed man was working for European Metal Recycling on Beevor Street in Warrington when the incident occurred in December 2007.
He had been attempting to move some refrigerator units and was standing on top of one of them in a curtain-sided trailer.
However, he overbalanced and fell ten feet to the floor, dislocating several fingers, breaking a wrist and fracturing a vertebra in his neck.
European Metal Recycling admitted to breaches of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and was ordered to pay £2,500, as well as £2,454.
Health and Safety Executive inspector Judith McNulty-Green said that 3,000 people were injured after falling from height in the workplace in 2007.
"All companies must assess the risks from work they are undertaking at height and ensure that the work is planned properly and appropriate measures are taken so that workers are not at risk of falling," she added.
Under the Work at Height Regulations 2005, every employer should make sure that work is not carried out at height when it can be successfully carried out at ground level.
Where work at height is carried out, employers are legally obliged to take adequate steps to prevent falls.
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July 11th, 2008
For many people, garden are a place to relax and unwind. However, they are also hotspots for accidents and injuries.
According to the BBC, in 2004 around 300,000 people in the UK had to attend Accident and Emergency following an accident in the garden, with 87,000 people actually injured while gardening.
Lawnmowers are the most dangerous piece of equipment in the garden, being responsible for 6,500 accidents. Ponds, stepladders and even something as innocuous as a plant pot, are frequently responsible for accidents.
Common causes of accidents include people taking shortcuts, ignoring potential risks or having insufficient skill or training for dangerous jobs.
Ways in which gardens can be made safer include removing trip hazards such as loose paving slabs and not using electrical equipment in adverse weather conditions.
In 2001, the Prince of Wales was forced to cancel his royal engagements after he injured his eye while sawing a tree in his garden.
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