Settlement for damaged hand

A joiner who was left with damaged nerves, and in need of surgery, after a drill ran through the palm of his hand whilst he was assembling a staircase on a building site has received an out-of-court settlement. He suffered an open wound to his palm as well as nerve damage requiring surgery and has since had to have physiotherapy and occupational therapy to help get over the accident. Liability was denied but an out of court settlement of £5,000 was agreed.