Woman wins compensation after work-related accident

A woman who was injured during a charity event at her place of work has secured compensation in a settlement with her employer, it has been revealed.

The care worker was bouncing on a trampoline which had been set up for the event in Walsall metropolitan borough council's car park, which is located by the town's Civic Centre.

She lost her balance and attempted to step off the piece of equipment, landing heavily on the concrete ground below, Workplace Law Network reports.

As a result of the impact, the employee suffered a fracture to her right heel bone and a compression fracture to her spine.

The local authority denied liability, alleging that she had been instructed to conduct a risk analysis in relation to using the trampoline.

However, the employee claimed she had not received any such instruction and was not present when the apparatus was set up in the car park.

26/08/2008 15:03