£64,500 in damages for slip at work

A man who was still unable to walk properly 18 months after injuring his foot when he slipped at work has received £64,500 in damages. He was working as a warehouseman for a food distribution company when he landed awkwardly after slipping on a patch of ice. He required surgery and extensive physiotherapy after suffering an injury to his ankle and heel. After 18 months the man was still unable to walk more than a few hundred yards without feeling excruciating pain in his ankle and heel. Three years following his accident he continued to suffer shooting pains deep within his left heel and ankle whenever his foot touched the ground.