£6,000 for broken thumb

A man who broke his thumb in two places in a workplace accident has received £6,000 in compensation. He was off work for three months following the accident, which happened after new working practices were introduced at the building material supplier’s site. He was asked to replace the firm’s machinery face plates which are held on by heavy magnets which are glued to a pad. The glue used to be put around the circumference of the pad meaning full strength was needed to crowbar the pads off.