£2000 for crushed finger

A man has received an out-of-court settlement of over £2000 after sustaining a crush injury to his right middle finger leaving him with permanent injuries. The man suffered his injuries whilst employed as a junior clerk. During his employment he was assisting a delivery driver to load a steel bar onto a lorry. The driver was carrying one end of the bar when he dropped it leaving the man to take the full weight of the bar causing him to fall to the ground, trapping his right hand between the bar and the ground.