£4,750 in compensation for toe injury

A man who was injured when a piece of office furniture fell on him and damaged his toe has received £4,750 in compensation. He was working as a night porter on the day of the accident, and was required to set up a conference room. In order to do this he needed to move furniture from the store room. Furniture had been placed in the store room by members of staff during the day some of which had not been safely stacked or secured. On entering the room a piece of furniture fell onto him and landed on his left toe, permanently deforming the nail. He had been advised by the day shift manager that he would be provided with safety shoes but he never received them.