A man who suffered a minor head injury after a heavy metal shutter fell on his head at a Dunnes Stores outlet has secured â¬46,000 under a settlement of his High Court action.
Patrick McMahon was a part-time employee of Dunnes at the time of the accident at the retail firmâs premises in Newbridge, Co Kildare, on March 20th, 2017.
Through his sister Mary McMahon, of Maddenstown, Curragh, Co Kildare, Mr McMahon (46) sued Dunnes Storesâ (Georges Street ) Unlimited Company over the accident.
In an affidavit, Ms McMahon said her brother has Downs Syndrome, hypothyroidism and suffered a cerebrovascular accident in 2014, three years before the shutter accident. Mr McMahon was walking through a doorway when a heavy metal shutter dropped and struck him on the head, she said.