He sustained fractures in the thoracic and lumbar spine

310 thousand dirhams in compensation to a worker who was hit by a pump

The criminal court convicted the company and imposed a fine of 10,000 dirhams.

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The Abu Dhabi Court for Family and Civil and Administrative Claims obligated a pump maintenance company to pay 310 thousand dirhams in compensation to its worker, due to his material and moral damage as a result of an injury sustained during work.

The worker filed a lawsuit before the court, requesting that a pump maintenance company be obligated to pay him half a million dirhams in compensation for all material and moral damages incurred as a result of his injury while carrying out his work duties, explaining that while he was repairing one of the pumps, and due to the lack of the necessary security and safety means, it fell. He was hit by a blow, which caused him multiple injuries, including fractures in the thoracic and lumbar spine, as well as multiple fractures in the back ribs.

The court ordered the referral of the complaining worker to the competent medical committee, which stated in its report that the worker suffered a traumatic chest injury that resulted in a fracture of the left ribs from the fifth to the seventh, which is considered a permanent disability estimated at 10% of the total capacity of the chest, as well as a fracture of the transverse spinal protrusion of the third and fourth vertebrae. And the fifth dorsal, which is considered a permanent disability estimated at 10% of the total capacity of the spine, as well as a burst fracture in the second lumbar vertebra, which resulted in a permanent disability estimated at 40% of the total capacity of the spine.

Accordingly, a criminal case was filed in which a judgment was issued condemning the company in its presence and punishing it with a fine of 10,000 dirhams, and obligating it to pay the complainant 60,000 dirhams by a court of justice.

As a result of the material and moral damages suffered by the complainant, he filed another lawsuit to demand financial compensation, for the lost earnings and the losses he suffered as a result of the physical injuries, as well as the psychological and moral pain he suffered.

In the merits of the ruling, the court stated that the injuries suffered by the complainant and the resulting disability and permanent disabilities constitute a violation of his physical integrity, and would reduce his chances of obtaining a job in the future, and that these are material damages for which the complainant is entitled to material compensation, and that these injuries resulted in moral damages The complainant suffered from the pain he suffered as a result of the surgeries that were performed on him, and his feeling of sadness, grief and heartbreak because he became disabled and the consequent psychological and moral pain that accompanies him for life, especially since the complainant is still able to work and is 55 years old, stressing that the plaintiff He deserves compensation for the damages incurred by him, and it ruled to oblige the company to pay 310 thousand dirhams as compensation to the worker.

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