Engineer who claimed he suffered a lung injury from inhaling chemicals settles action

A maintenance engineer who claimed he suffered a serious lung injury after inhaling chemicals during the course of his work has settled his High Court damages action.

Martin Kinsella, aged 46, from the Rath, Swords, Co Dublin, brought proceedings arising out of an incident that occurred on July 25, 2015, when he claimed he was overcome with fumes from a chlorine drum, used to treat a water unit in the facility where he worked.