£10,250 in compensation for damage to hand

A man who suffered permanent damage to his hand in a workplace accident and whose employers threatened to make him redundant when he pursued a claim for compensation has received damages of £10,250. He needed an operation to repair nerve damage after he suffered a deep cut to the palm of his right hand whilst fitting a temporary flue in a school. The flue had been made by his employer as a temporary measure but he had not been warned that a dangerously sharp edge hadn’t been smoothed down. The accident severed the nerve to his little finger, meaning he had to take three weeks off work.