An Employee of the national supermarket chain, Morrisons has decided to take legal action after suffering severe injuries on their premises.
Mr Kevin Brookshaw suffered with serious facial injuries whilst at the car park of their Crewe store. As Mr Brookshaw proceeded through the car park barrier it swung back, straight through the windshield, hitting him in the face.
Mr Brookshaw’s wife told the Crewe Chronicle that his injuries were so severe that you could not recognize him and he was treated in the critical injuries unit. His wife described that his face was ‘literally split down the middle’.
Mr Brookshaw is unable to eat or swallow and is currently being fed by means of a gastric tube.
Last week Morrison’s accepted liability for Mr Brookshaw’s injuries after they were prosecuted for breaching the health and safety regulations. The security barrier was not correctly secured and hence why it came free, causing the severe injuries.
Now that the prosecution is complete he can consider taking a civil action against his Employer’s.
If you are injured due to the negligence of your Employer or the occupier of a premises you are visiting then you are entitled to bring a claim for damages against them. Both your Employer and the occupier’s of premises owe you a duty of care and should they breach that you can bring a claim for negligence.
