Abu Dhabi court tells firms to pay employee Dhs40,000 for the injuries he sustained while on duty

Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administrative Cases Court ordered two companies to pay Dhs40,000 in compensation to an employee, who suffered an accident where a piece of iron fell from a crane onto his leg while he was working, causing him a 20% permanent disability in his left foot.

The details date back to when an employee filed a lawsuit against two companies, requesting that they be ordered to pay Dhs250,000 in compensation for material, physical, and moral damages, in addition to a 12% late payment interest from the date of the judgment until full payment, and Dhs3,874 for forensic report extraction fees, charges, expenses, and legal fees.

The employee stated that he sustained a serious work injury while at a construction site, where a piece of iron being carried by a crane fell on him, due to an error by the crane operator.

Based on this incident, the Criminal Court had previously ruled in absentia to convict the two companies, the first being the main contractor and the second having a subcontract with the first, for negligently causing injury to the plaintiff, the victim, as a result of their failure to adhere to the principles of their profession.

The safety and security officer of the first company was not present at the site despite it being the main contractor, and the second company's lack of supervision over its workers led to the solid object falling and injuring the worker severely, the court added.

Consequently, the court ordered the two appellees to pay the appellant Dhs40,000, Dhs20,000 each.