07/03/2016
Foundry Worker Awarded £1.6m For Losing Leg
A foundry worker in the north east has received a £1.6 million settlement after his left leg was crushed by a falling metal component, resulting in an amputation above the knee.
The 58-year-old man, a member of Unite the union who wishes to remain anonymous, said he hopes that the publicity about his case would prevent similar accidents in the workplace.
Unite said that the £1.6 million award for the 2014 injury was one of the biggest that the union had obtained for its members in the Yorkshire, North East and Humberside region – and that it had obtained nearly £10 million in personal injury (PI) claims for its members in the region during 2015.
Unite regional secretary Karen Reay said: "In 2015, Unite legal services obtained over £9.9 million in personal injury compensations for our members across the North East, Yorkshire and Humberside region.
"One hundred per cent of this impressive figure was paid in full to our members in every case, without deduction, and demonstrates the value of union membership and the importance of having access to the highest standard of specialist legal assistance.
"The £1.6 million award to our member is one of the biggest we have achieved in the North East. While the headline figure appears large, it has to take into account the scale of the disability, the loss of possible future earnings, the need for special housing accommodation, the requirement for ongoing care and the provision of prosthetics for the rest of his life."
The 58-year-old man, a member of Unite the union who wishes to remain anonymous, said he hopes that the publicity about his case would prevent similar accidents in the workplace.
Unite said that the £1.6 million award for the 2014 injury was one of the biggest that the union had obtained for its members in the Yorkshire, North East and Humberside region – and that it had obtained nearly £10 million in personal injury (PI) claims for its members in the region during 2015.
Unite regional secretary Karen Reay said: "In 2015, Unite legal services obtained over £9.9 million in personal injury compensations for our members across the North East, Yorkshire and Humberside region.
"One hundred per cent of this impressive figure was paid in full to our members in every case, without deduction, and demonstrates the value of union membership and the importance of having access to the highest standard of specialist legal assistance.
"The £1.6 million award to our member is one of the biggest we have achieved in the North East. While the headline figure appears large, it has to take into account the scale of the disability, the loss of possible future earnings, the need for special housing accommodation, the requirement for ongoing care and the provision of prosthetics for the rest of his life."
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