http://www.directlineforbusiness.co.uk/news/home.htm Direct Line for Business - News Feed. en-uk Fri, 11 May 2012 17:30:33 BST Fri, 11 May 2012 17:30:33 BST http://www.directlineforbusiness.co.uk/news/2012/may/forklift-method-costs-firm-pound-7k.htm A farming worker fell from the prong of a forklift truck in North Devon and fractured his skull, a court has heard. Fri, 11 May 2012 13:47:59 BST N0025581336649074028A http://www.directlineforbusiness.co.uk/news/2012/may/appeal-to-find-casual-criminal.htm Police are on the lookout for a man who robbed a newsagents in Manchester with a mug of coffee in his hand. Fri, 11 May 2012 13:47:59 BST N0005731336570075268A http://www.directlineforbusiness.co.uk/news/2012/may/company-charged-for-electric-shock.htm A hard coating and heat treatment company was fined after an employer suffered an electric shock and was unable to work for four months as a result. Thu, 10 May 2012 11:18:13 BST N0074351336049757821A http://www.directlineforbusiness.co.uk/news/2012/may/thrown-stones-damage-van-windscreen.htm Three people were lucky to escape uninjured after their van windscreen was hit by stones as they drove through a town in Scotland. Thu, 10 May 2012 11:18:13 BST N0005261336569350931A http://www.directlineforbusiness.co.uk/news/2012/may/firm-fined-after-employee-crushed.htm A Preston company has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an employee was crushed by a falling work platform. Wed, 09 May 2012 14:49:15 BST N0160901336483692150A http://www.directlineforbusiness.co.uk/news/2012/may/bolton-pallet-worker-loses-finger.htm A Bolton company has been convicted after an employee's fingers were chopped off in an incident involving a circular saw. Wed, 09 May 2012 14:49:15 BST N0160881336483616766A http://www.directlineforbusiness.co.uk/news/2012/may/farm-workers-injured-by-tractor.htm Two agricultural workers were severely inured when a large piece of farming machinery which looks similar to a forklift truck, fell down a steep bank, eventually coming to rest on the top of a cliff. Tue, 08 May 2012 10:27:42 BST N0074901336050780974A http://www.directlineforbusiness.co.uk/news/2012/may/steel-worker-s-fingers-crushed.htm The tips of a worker's fingers were crushed when his hand was dragged into a machine at a steel factory in St Helens, a court heard. Tue, 08 May 2012 10:27:42 BST N0038801335941981620A http://www.directlineforbusiness.co.uk/news/2012/may/waste-workers-seriously-burned.htm An employee for a waste management provider was seriously burned and spent a month in hospital after he tried to clear a blockage at an incineration depot. Fri, 04 May 2012 13:13:57 BST N0053351335969218430A http://www.directlineforbusiness.co.uk/news/2012/may/shipyard-fined-after-teenager-fall.htm A teenager was badly hurt after he fell from scaffolding that had not been secured at a shipyard in Falmouth. Fri, 04 May 2012 13:13:57 BST N0053201335968821190A http://www.directlineforbusiness.co.uk/news/2012/may/asbestos-demolition-builder-fined.htm A self-employed builder who demolished a house containing asbestos has been fined more than £12,000. Thu, 03 May 2012 10:47:56 BST N0038691335941766830A http://www.directlineforbusiness.co.uk/news/2012/may/hotel-blaze-investigation-launched.htm Investigators are looking into the cause of a blaze that severely damaged a Cornwall hotel while guests, including Blur guitarist Graham Coxon, were staying. Thu, 03 May 2012 10:47:56 BST N0024681335876232833A http://www.directlineforbusiness.co.uk/news/2012/may/company-fined-after-lead-exposure.htm A recycling company has been slapped with a near £50,000 fine for failing to protect employees working with lead, a court has ruled. Wed, 02 May 2012 11:45:10 BST N0513041335274234162A http://www.directlineforbusiness.co.uk/news/2012/may/dangerous-mushroom-company-fined.htm A company that housed employees in a disused office block and put workers at risk in dangerous factory conditions has been ordered to pay nearly £20,000 in fines and costs. Wed, 02 May 2012 11:45:10 BST N0512841335273905016A http://www.directlineforbusiness.co.uk/news/2012/may/business-fined-for-faulty-boiler.htm A chain of dry cleaners, which put workers' lives at risk with a dangerous gas boiler, has been fined more than £7,000. Tue, 01 May 2012 09:35:13 BST N0512571335273583592A http://www.directlineforbusiness.co.uk/news/2012/may/scaffold-collapse-director-fined.htm A former director of a scaffolding company has been fined following the collapse of a flimsy scaffold tower which left two employees injured at work. Tue, 01 May 2012 09:35:13 BST N0414511334844306305A