£146,500 out of court settlement for ladder fall

A young engineer whose career was ended after an accident at work has received £146,500 in an out of court settlement. The man had been working as an air conditioning fitter and maintenance engineer when he fell several feet from a ladder and sustained permanent injuries to his foot. In order to access some cabling in the ceiling, his employer had provided him with a set of aluminium stepladders which were folded and leant against the wall.