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Injury at Work - Two broken legs

John S, 41, was unloading timber at the yard where he worked. Part of the job involved stacking sheets of plywood on a rack 30 feet off the ground. Unfortunately, whilst moving a sheet into place he lost his balance, fell backwards and down into the back of the truck he was unloading.

He broke both his legs and, after six weeks in hospital and six months recuperation at home, ended up with one leg 2cm shorter than the other - enough to give him a noticeable limp. This made it difficult for him to climb ladders or to move quickly.

John kept his job, although he was not able to return to work for over a year after the accident and his ability to do his job was seriously impaired.

His employers’ insurers agreed to pay him general damages of £20,000 for his pain, suffering and loss of mobility and special damages of £12,000 to cover his loss of earnings during his time off.

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