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Oct 13, 2010

£5,000 payout for former British Steel worker

Mr N wins £5,000 payout after working as an apprentice fitter, fitter, supervisor, operations engineer and maintenance mechanic from 1969/1970 to 2009 at British Steel site in Brigg Road, Scunthorpe caused him to lose some of his hearing. Mr N’s duties involved working with steam turbines, heavy steel equipment, high pressure nitrogen/oxygen being released, large vehicles with caterpillar tracks, furnaces, rolling mills, process plate mills, rotating fans and electric ladle arcs.

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Oct 13, 2010

Siemens employee wins damages for hearing loss

Mr. R of Billinghay, Lincoln was a former Engineering Fitter for Siemens (previously known as Ruston & Hornsby Limited, EE Diesels Limited, Ruston Gas Turbines Limited, European Gas Turbine Company Limited and Alstom Power UK Limited) from 1961 to 2000. He is now 65 years old and suffers with hearing loss, which was caused by excessive noise at work.

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