Compensation for severed hand

A Lance Corporal from South Wales has successfully claimed six-figure compensation from the Ministry of Defence (MoD). He suffered a traumatic hand amputation when it was caught in military machinery. His hand was trapped and severed by a hydraulic ram. He underwent a surgical amputation and stump closure. Following the accident he was told he was no longer fit to serve as a soldier and he was soon discharged from the Army on medical grounds.