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Tanker crewman flown to hospital — by Murdo Maguire — last modified 30-01-2007 06:22

An injured tanker crewman has been flown to hospital in Aberdeen after an accident on board his vessel.

Industrial injury benefit 'under threat' — by Murdo Maguire — last modified 30-01-2007 06:19

Union officials have warned a review of the way industrial injury benefits are paid could lead to cutbacks.

Injured freelance sound recordist paralysed by falling wind turbine sues BBC — by Murdo Maguire — last modified 23-01-2007 17:34

A freelance sound recordist is suing the BBC for negligence after he was paralysed in an accident while working on location in Pembrokeshire.

Liverpool building site crane collapses leaving man dead — by Murdo Maguire — last modified 16-01-2007 15:13

A man died and another was seriously injured when a crane collapsed on a building site in Liverpool city centre.

Morecambe Bay helicopter crash debris recovered — by Murdo Maguire — last modified 11-01-2007 04:30

Parts of a helicopter which crashed into the sea, killing seven, have been salvaged and returned to shore but the flight recorder, which may hold vital clues about the cause of the accident at Morecambe Bay on 27 December, is yet to recovered.

Worker dies on North Sea support vessel — by Murdo Maguire — last modified 08-01-2007 06:50

An accident on board a North Sea support vessel has left one worker dead and another injured. Matthew Grey, 59, from Darlington, was working in the cargo tanks of the Bleo Holm 72 miles north east of Aberdeen when he died on Saturday evening. The pipe fitter's colleague, Norman Jackson, 58, from North Shields, was flown to hospital with an arm injury.

HSE probes leak at Billingham chemical factory — by Murdo Maguire — last modified 08-01-2007 06:22

An inquiry into what caused a chemical leak that injured 37 people at a factory could take several weeks.

Steelworks crush accident victim named — by Murdo Maguire — last modified 06-01-2007 07:45

A worker who died at a Corus steel plant after becoming trapped underneath metal sheets has been named.

Billingham chemical leak factory closed for accident investigation — by Murdo Maguire — last modified 06-01-2007 06:49

The factory at the centre of a major toxic leak which injured 37 people has been closed down while investigators try to trace the cause.

Investigation begins into Billingham "major incident" chemical leak — by Murdo Maguire — last modified 05-01-2007 08:05

An investigation is under way into a toxic leak at a factory on Teesside that left one man seriously hurt and 36 others needing treatment.

37 people hurt in Billingham chemical leak — by Murdo Maguire — last modified 05-01-2007 08:00

Thirty-seven people have been injured in a toxic leak at a chemical factory on Teesside. All the casualties suffered burns, skin irritation and breathing difficulties at the BASF site in Seal Sands, near Billingham, on Thursday morning.

Firefighters cut man and boy free from Edinburgh industrial shutter — by Murdo Maguire — last modified 04-01-2007 07:51

A 23-year-old man is being treated in hospital for a serious hand injury after it became trapped in an industrial bank shutter in Edinburgh.

Three youths quizzed over dropping masonry on train — by Murdo Maguire — last modified 03-01-2007 06:20

Three youths have been questioned by transport police after a train driver was seriously injured when masonry smashed through his windscreen.

One dead and three injured in Northfleet cement works accident — by Murdo Maguire — last modified 31-12-2006 07:42

One man was killed and three others were injured when a concrete ring inside a steel tube in which cement is made gave way at a cement works.

Lords slam workplace injury appeal to reduce "trifling" compensation award — by Murdo Maguire — last modified 29-12-2006 06:28

Three senior judges at the Court of Session in Edinburgh have rejected an appeal to reduce compensation paid to an industrial accident victim.

Woman injured in mystery Bonar Bridge shotgun accident — by Murdo Maguire — last modified 23-12-2006 03:25

A woman is recovering from shotgun wounds in hospital in Inverness after an incident at a hotel in Bonar Bridge.

Lincolnshire minibus crash workers were unlawfully killed — by Murdo Maguire — last modified 21-12-2006 07:49

Five men who died in a minibus crash on a Lincolnshire road were unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled.

'No safety equipment' on sunk Pembroke Dock fishing boat — by Murdo Maguire — last modified 21-12-2006 07:05

Accident investigators say there was no evidence of lifesaving equipment on board a fishing boat that sank with the loss of one of two crew members.

Building worker killed by falling digger bucket on Manchester site — by Murdo Maguire — last modified 21-12-2006 06:58

A construction worker was killed when a metal bucket fell from a digger on a building site in Manchester.

Aberdeen teenager crushed to death in industrial accident is named — by Conrad Murray — last modified 15-12-2006 12:27

A teenager crushed to death in an industrial accident in Aberdeen has been named.