£9,000 Compensation for Trip & Fall
May 2009
Lloyds TSB has paid almost £9,000 in compensation to a bank cashier who suffered ankle and knee injuries when she toppled down an unmarked step while carrying heavy boxes.
The cashier who had worked for the bank for five years, was carrying two metal boxes from the branch safe to the cashier's desk, when she stepped through an open doorway into a passage and fell down an unmarked stair. This resulted in her fracturing her left ankle, spraining her right ankle and damaging her knee. The step was not marked by any warning signs.
Edwards was off work for six months. After she contacted her union, her solicitors pursued a claim for damages. Lloyds TSB admitted liability for the accident and Edwards received almost £9000 in damages.