Tipperary worker injured when 100kg of glass fell on him awarded €113k

Accident had occurred because another employee had failed to properly secure glass on trolley and several sheets fell on  complainant, who sustained compression injuries to his lower limbs and back as well as several lacerations, High Court heard

James Molloy, of Knight's Crescent, Nenagh, Co Tipperary, had sued his employer Tipperary Glass Limited, of Railway Road, Templemore, Co Tipperary, who he alleged had been negligent, for his injuries sustained on March 16, 2018. Picture: Collins Courts

A Tipperary Glass worker who was injured when he was knocked to the ground by several sheets of glass which fell from a trolley has been awarded a six-figure sum by the High Court.

The award, which has yet to be finalised by Mr Justice Garrett Simons, was made in favour of 59-year-old James Molloy, who sustained compression injuries to his lower limbs and back as well as several lacerations.