Compensation for Electrician after Work Injury

Work injury compensation case

An electrician has received nearly £8000 in compensation after being injured at work.

Mr W suffered an injury to the end of his left index finger including a fracture and disruption of the nail bed and involving a partial amputation of the tip.

The accident occurred as he was fixing wire cable trays to a wall, when a tray fell onto his hand. It was alleged that the gloves provided to Mr W were too thick to enable him to carry out the task.

Following the accident thinner more flexible gloves were provided.

A split on liability was agreed, with Mr W accepting a 15% reduction in compensation for contributory negligence.

His settlement was achieved with help from Louise Morgan of Irwin Mitchell’s Accidents at Work team.

She said, “It is important that employers carry out appropriate assessments to ensure that their employees are provided with suitable personal protective equipment for the tasks they are required to carry out.”

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