£450,000 settlement for loss of use of arm

A security worker who lost the use of his arm after falling at work has received £450,000 in an out of court settlement. At his work was a walkway, which for several months had experienced a problem with drainage, creating a large puddle. Somebody in the company put a few wooden pallets into the water for people to walk over, but they had become icy and as he stepped on one to cross the standing water, he slipped and fell.