£7,000 in damages for scalding injury

A self-employed pipe fitter who was left with a nine inch scar on his thigh after he was scalded by boiling water has received over £7,000 in compensation. He was contracted to insert new pipe work in a manhole, and as he sat at the edge of the manhole pulling up the ladder at the end of the job, the ladder caught on a valve and scalding water gushed onto his left thigh and his right ankle and hand. He needed to take five weeks off work as a result. The company admitted liability and settled the claim out of court.