£4,000 Compensation for Back Injury at Work

One of Damon’s tasks at work was to collect and carry rolled up industrial safety nets and check them for damage.

The nets were approximately 9 x 16 metres and weigh over 20kg and on this particular day the nets were wet and probably weighed in excess of 30kg.  As Damon was carrying a roll he felt a sudden sharp pain in his back.  He had at no point received any manual handling training or safe working practices training.