School caretaker in slip and trip

A primary school caretaker has been awarded £6,700 after she fell on a spillage and fractured her ankle. She was walking in the dining room at the school when she slipped and fell on a spillage on the floor. The dining room floor was laid with thermo plastic tiles rather than the non slip flooring used in the classrooms. She sustained a fractured of her right ankle bone. She was off work for five months. Her employer denied liability throughout and court proceedings were commenced. No offers to settle the claim were made prior to trial.