Donegal man gets euro 165,000 for concrete mixer accident

A teenager who sustained extensive injuries to his arm, when his jacket sleeve became entangled in the shaft of a concrete mixer has been awarded euro 165,000 at the High Court in Sligo.

The court heard yesterday 13th November that Mr, Seamus Sheerin, from Newtowncunningham, Co Donegal, was 17 at the time of the accident in December 1996.

The young man's arm was twisted up behind his neck, and bones were severed from the elbow down.
He is unable to straighten his arm properly and experiences severe pain in cold weather.