College kitchen assistant awarded more than £60,000 compensation for fall caused by faulty machinery
Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at 10:45PM
The UNISON member said she heard hissing from and saw a flashing light on a vending machine at James Watt College in Greenock, Scotland, in May 2003. The noise and lights disturbed her and she fell and injured her right hip and wrist. She was awarded £60,426 in compensation after an Edinburgh court found that the college had been at fault for breaching health and safety operations by operating faulty machinery. James Watt College agreed that the drinks machine was prone to malfunctioning but said they could not take responsibility for her fall.
Nick Kirk