$210,000 Settlement from General Contractor for Fall at Warehouse

A furniture rental company agreed to $210,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a subcontracted employee who was installing a sprinkler system above metal storage racks that gave way beneath him.  The approximate 20-foot fall caused him to hit his chest on a metal bar located five feet from the ground before he landed on the concrete floor causing:  fractured lumbar spine; fractured ribs; collapsed lung; pulmonary contusion; herniated cervical spine discs; and extreme anxiety associated with a fear of falling among other injuries.  The general contractor’s metal racks were improperly installed and were, therefore, in a defective and unreasonably dangerous condition.