Read the full judgment text of DCPI 000518/2004 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment.
1. The Plaintiff was employed by the Defendant as a pier attendant at Central (Discovery Bay) Pier. On 4/5/02 at about 11 a.m. the Plaintiff was standing on the metal plate attached to the bitt for mooring. The edge of the plate was about 2 cm above the ground. The Plaintiff intended to help his colleague who pushed a metal trolley along the gangway, as he stepped forward he lost his footing at the edge of the metal plate and fell. As a result he sprained his right heel and ankle.