Worker may seek compensation over back injury
An employee who sustained a back personal injury may seek a compensation claim for a work accident he was involved in.
In November 2008 the victim was working at the Corn Mill in Wharfedale, when he tumbled three metres from a terrace wall that had no guard rails in place.
He fractured three vertebrae due to the force of the impact.
The builders and contractors of the firm were issued a fine for breaching safety regulations.
Commenting on the case, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector David Welsh said: "The measures in place at the time ... simply did not amount to a safe system of work and as a result [the victim] sustained a serious ... fall-from-height injury."
According to figures produced by the HSE, there were a total of 246,000 reportable injuries suffered by workers in the UK over the course of 2008-09 and many of these were due to falls from height.
Updated on 26/05/2010