A 25 year old man who was electrocuted at work has received £50,000 in compensation.

The man who was a part-time student was working as a supermarket cashier, was standing behind a till scanning products when his screen went blank and his scanner stopped working. The man had previously been shown how to reboot the system in the event of the system crashing.

As instructed he bent down and reached under his till so that he could disconnect the lead going from the mains to a transformer that powered his system. As he grasped the lead his thumb and palm came into contact with the transformer - which should have been sealed but was missing its cover. This contact caused an electrical surge to run up his right arm and through his entire body.

The man, who is right handed, suffered an electrical burn injury to his right hand and had extensive neurological injury to his right arm and shoulder. His hand took six months to heal, during which time he was unable to move his arm.

As a result of the accident he suffered post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression. The stress was so bad that he was unable to complete his accountancy exams and he had to delay starting work as a trainee accountant.

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