A multi million pound compensation award has been won by a builder who was seriously injured in a fall from height.
The victim, a thirty eight year old whose name is withheld for legal reasons, fell from unsecured scaffolding down eighty meters while working on the Royal Victoria Infirmary, in Newcastle.
As a consequence, the accident left the victim with shattered legs and a life changing head injuries, which have left him permanently disabled.
The victim was awarded a multi-million pound compensation package from the building giant’s insurers, after he launched a construction site accident claim against his employers Laing O’Rourke Construction Ltd.
Following an initial payment of £2 million, the man will then receive yearly indexed linked payments to cover his overall care costs, for the rest of his life.