text: To succeed in a case such as this three things must be shown: There was a duty of care owed, this duty of care was breached and the damage resulted from that breach. All employers owe a duty of care to their employees, in the U.K this includes adequate training, supervision and competent colleagues. Provided he was actually an employee and not a contractor or self employed then a duty of care can be presumed and in this case the remaining two conditions will be fulfilled. \n\nI am presuming that your solicitor will be suing in Tort (negligence). I remember a few years ago, there was a book which detailed what one would receive for a certain injury, I'll see if I can dig it out to give you an idea so check back in a few days. The amount you will receive in damages depends on a number of different factors though and is subject to enhancement or reduction for several reasons, i.e the severity of the damage and the impact this will have on his daily life etc and also whether the employer manages to atribute any contributory negligence to your husband. Your husband should also receive any back pay which he may be owed as a result of missing work and any other out of pocket expenses (i.e. travel costs for hospital appointments).