Company told to pay Dhs200,000 as compensation for injured worker

Aya El Deeb, Staff Reporter

Al Ain Court of First Instance ordered a company and a driver working for it to pay a worker Dhs200,000 in compensation for the injuries he sustained while he was on duty. It was said that the worker had fallen from an altitude of 3 meters than a number of logs of wood fell on him while he was working in an under construction villa.

The incident dates back to last May, when the driver pulled wood through the vehicle, causing the worker to fall to the ground from an altitude of 3 meters, followed by falling of the remaining wood on them.

The worker filed a lawsuit in which the driver was convicted by a final judgment. He also filed a civil lawsuit in which he demanded that the driver and the company be obligated to pay him Dhs400,000 in compensation for the material, moral and psychological damage he sustained, in addition to fees, expenses and the attorney's fees.

The medical report on the worker’s condition stated that the worker had had a permanent disability estimated at 10 per cent of the nose, and a permanent disability and in the function of the spine estimated at 20 per cent, as well as a permanent disability in the functions of the right lower limb by about 50 per cent.

The Court indicated that the driver had caused the worker's injury because of his negligence and lack of caution during the process of pulling the wood by the vehicle he was driving at the site, which led to the accident.

The Court also noted that the driver works for the company, and therefore it is responsible with the convict for the sums adjudged because it is responsible for the actions of its subordinates. Therefore, it obliged the company and the driver to pay the worker Dhs200,000 jointly as a compensation for all damages, and obligated them to pay the expenses, while rejected any other demands