Crush injury to the tip of finger

A man has received £8,000 in an out of court settlement after an accident at work whilst operating machinery resulted in a severe crush injury to his finger. He was required to open the machinery on a regular basis. When the machinery cover was opened the machine was supposed to automatically shut off. However, the isolation mechanism failed and his finger was caught inside the machinery. He sustained a severe crush injury to the tip of his right middle finger resulting in skin loss over the tip of the finger, requiring a full thickness skin graft and further surgery.