Worker receives compensation following torn ligaments accident

A Unite member has received £17,000 compensation in an out of court settlement after he tore his ankle ligaments in a workplace accident.

Joe Large, 47, was forced to go on long-term sick leave as a result of the injury caused when he fell into a gap between two machines at Ferrotech Limited in Tipton.

The accident was caused because the platform on the machines, used in the process of creating complex cast iron components, should have been lined up square but a gap of four inches ha... (170 more words)

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