£135,000 in compensation for leg fracture

A man who was injured at work has received £135,000 in compensation. The accident occurred whilst he was attaching tiles onto the side of a house. He set-up a makeshift scaffold. There was no suitable scaffolding available on the site and the method used was approved by his employer. Additionally, there was no training given and there was no-one to supervise the work being undertaken. He climbed onto the scaffold and it suddenly gave way.