A rail worker has been awarded £8,000 damages after being injured when he tripped over a brake handle.

The incident happened at a depot run by the Construction firm Jarvis. Eric Barker had to take several weeks off work after falling heavily and injuring his knee. The incident happened because the brake handle was jutting out into a walkway in breach of workplace regulations.

Thousands of people are injured in the workplace through no fault of their own and many of them go on to make successful claims for compensation.

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