Christopher Kaye, 57, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, will
receive a lump sum of £1.75m, plus annual payments of £135,000 for
life, his legal team said.
Mr Kaye was working on a construction site in Sheffield for a
demolition company when he was hit in the face by machinery in
October 2008.
His employer Euro Dismantling Services Ltd has accepted 90%
liability.
Mr Kaye's legal team said the damages package was likely to
reach £4.2m based on a life expectancy of 20 years.
He was changing the grapple attachment on an excavator when a
metal bar sprang out and hit him in the face, knocking him to the
ground.
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