We recently settled a claim for our client who received £75,000 in damages following the loss of his right eye in a works accident in 2018. At the time of the accident, our client was employed as a Mechanic and worked for a company that provides piling rigs and drilling equipment to heavy industry. Our client had only been at the company for a few weeks when he was tasked with fixing an oil leak and changing an oil seal on a piling rig. Suddenly and without warning, the pin punch, which he was using to hold a pulley in place, ejected and struck him in the right eye causing significant bleeding and the loss of sight in his eye. Continue reading