Liability Risk and Insurance
£110,000 in damages for forklift truck accident
A labourer who had his foot and leg run over by a forklift truck and will never work in that role again has won £110,000 in
compensation. He was left with multiple fractures to his left foot and ankle after a colleague reversed into him. He never
returned to work and has been told that he will never be able to return to full time employment as a driver. As a result of
the accident he has to permanently use a stick.