Award for stairs fall victim

A man who fell down a flight of stairs after warning his employers how dangerous they were has received more than £9,000 compensation. He needed surgery on his shoulder following the fall. He was approaching the stairs down to his office when he slipped on the top step which had become smooth from wear and tear. He fell to the bottom damaging his right shoulder and making a previous problem with his shoulder worse. He was forced to take 13 weeks off work as a result of the accident and now suffers pain when using his arm for extended periods. He had warned his employers about the dangers of the step on a number of occasions, but the problem was never addressed.