permanently disabled

250 thousand dirhams in compensation for a blacksmith who fell from a scaffold

The Abu Dhabi Court for Family and Civil and Administrative Claims has obligated a contracting company to pay a worker it has 250 thousand dirhams, in compensation for not providing the necessary means of protection for the safety of work, and what resulted in the worker falling from the scaffold from a height of 10 meters, and causing him a permanent disability that prevents him from working again. in the smithy.

In detail, a blacksmith filed a lawsuit against the company he works for, in which he demanded to oblige it to redress his damages and compensate him financially and morally, and for the lost profit in the amount of 600,000 dirhams, and obligating it to pay legal interest at 12% from the date of filing the lawsuit until full payment, in addition to obligating Defendant pays fees, expenses and attorney's fees.

He indicated that he had an accident while working, and fell 10 meters from the roof due to the movement of the scaffold on which he was standing, and was damaged.

The forensic report showed that the injuries of the plaintiff, who was admitted to the emergency room of a hospital, were of a traumatic nature, resulting from hitting a solid, satisfied object, and consistent with being caused by a fall from height, and the accident resulted in a spinal injury, which constitutes a permanent disability estimated at 45 % of the benefit of the trunk, and a permanent disability estimated at about 30% of the benefit of walking, and that the plaintiff cannot perform his work, as he previously worked as a blacksmith.

The court indicated that the evidence from the penal judgment papers is that the cause of the accident is the supervisor of the site and who is affiliated with the defendant company. The law failed to provide the necessary means of protection to protect the victim from the dangers of work, which led to him falling to the ground and injuring him.

The court indicated that it is established, according to the report of the forensic doctor, that the plaintiff suffered a permanent disability as a result of the accident, which left him with a disability that misses some of the benefit of the injured parts, as he is in his late forties, and the court estimated the material damage incurred by an amount of 200,000 dirhams.

The court pointed out that the injury caused the plaintiff to suffer and psychological pain during his treatment, which generates a feeling of inferiority and constant anxiety about his inability to walk normally, due to the presence of a limp in his gait, and his inability to return to work, and then the court compensates him, according to its discretion, in the amount of 50 thousand dirhams.

The court ruled to obligate the defendant to pay the plaintiff 250 thousand dirhams, material and moral compensation for the damages he sustained, and obligated her to pay the expenses.

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