£122,000 in damages for crushed foot

A man whose foot was crushed by a huge metal beam has received more than £122,000 in damages. He and a colleague were galvanising the beam and had been told by bosses to place it on haunches on uneven ground. The beam toppled over onto his leg. He has been unable to return to work since the red hot 10m long, 1.25 tonne steel beam landed on his left ankle in 2008.