Hearing Loss Claims

Apr 8, 2011

Mrs F Awarded £3,600.00

Mrs F was exposed to excessive levels of noise, whilst working in the weaving industry for a period of over 10 years. Mrs F worked for CV Menswear Ltd, which was also known as Carrington Menswear Division Ltd and Samuel Holden Ltd, during her period of employment. She was employed as a weaver throughout and exposed to the noise of Northrop looms, Saurer looms and Picanol looms, for the duration of her shifts.

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Apr 7, 2011

£8,100 Compensation for Machine Operator

Mrs C wins  £8,100 payout after working  as a Machine Operator at Welwyn Electrics from 1956-1974 and 1976-77.  This company made electrical components and Mrs C worked on a Spiral Machine to sort the transistors and stamp their values on them.

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Mar 31, 2011

Ex Osram Employee Wins Hearing Loss Claim

Mr T of Royton, Oldham was awarded £4,500 compensation for noise induced hearing loss. Mr T was employed by Osram Ltd. of Refuge Street, Shaw where he worked as a Production Operative for approximately three years from approximately 1995 to 1998.

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Mar 4, 2011

WE Solicitors managed to obtain £6,500 for Mr John Stretch from Atherton

WE Solicitors managed to obtain £6,500 for Mr John Stretch from Atherton. Mr Stretch was employed by Ingersoll-Rand in Hindley Green from approximately 1977 until 2001. For the first 7 years of his employment, Mr Stretch worked as a Spindle Driller where he was exposed to excessive noise from spindle drills and a gun drill. Hearing protection was not provided whilst Mr Stretch worked as a Spindle Driller.

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