Personal injury news
02/04/2007
Man awarded work injury compensation
A welder has been awarded £5,000 in compensation after suffering a serious work injury in a near fatal accident.
The man was working for a container manufacturer in September 2006 and suffered a severe head injury when he fell from an unsecured aluminium ladder and landed on a concrete floor.
An investigation into the industrial accident was launched by the Health and Safety Executive and the man's employer later pleaded guilty to failing to take appropriate measurers in ensuring that the work was carried out in a correct and safe manner.
An HSE inspector commented on the accident at work and said, "These injuries could so easily have been avoided. Health and safety law is not about doing unnecessary stuff; it is about being wise before the event and prioritising risk control effort on the issues that really matter. Falls from height are one of the most common causes of injury and are easily preventable."
In court, the company was fined £5,000 for the man's work injury and ordered to pay £5,000 in accident compensation.
