Following a serious accident at work, a machine operator has been awarded a seven figure personal injury compensation.
The accident took place in October 2008, when brain damage was sustained by Christopher Kaye while working on a building site in Sheffield for demolition firm Euro Dismantling Services.
The 57-year-old was injured when a piece of equipment hit him in the face while he changed the grapple attachment on an excavator and his employer - an international firm which was established in 1994 - has admitted 90 per cent liability.
As a consequence, lump sum of damages worth £1.75 million, as well as annual instalments of £135,000 for the rest of his life, have been awarded to Mr Kaye, meaning a total of £4.2 million is expected to be received by him.