Eye injury from wrong goggles

A steel erector has received £6,500 in compensation after he suffered permanent damage to his eye during the construction of the new Wembley Stadium. The steel erector was hammering a steel pin into a hole when a piece of galvanised coating broke off and, because his employer had supplied him with the wrong type of goggles, shot into his eye. The injury has left him with permanent symptoms including blurred vision. His employer accepted liability for accident and settled out of court.