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Seattle Firefighter Awarded $13M in Fire Pole Fall Injury Suit
SEATTLE - A King County jury awarded $13 million to a Seattle firefighter who was injured when he fell 15 feet down a fire-pole hole at a fire station.
The injury in 2003 left Mark Jones unable to work. He sued the city for negligence, saying there should have been something to guard the pole.
The city is considering whether to appeal Thursday's judgment.
The Seattle Times reports Jones was on temporary assignment at Station 33 and had awakened to go to the restroom early one morning when he took the wrong door.
He suffered broken ribs and vertebrae in the fall, and his lawyer says the 45-year-old still suffers from pain and breathing difficulties.
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Information from: The Seattle Times, http://www.seattletimes.com
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
The injury in 2003 left Mark Jones unable to work. He sued the city for negligence, saying there should have been something to guard the pole.
The city is considering whether to appeal Thursday's judgment.
The Seattle Times reports Jones was on temporary assignment at Station 33 and had awakened to go to the restroom early one morning when he took the wrong door.
He suffered broken ribs and vertebrae in the fall, and his lawyer says the 45-year-old still suffers from pain and breathing difficulties.
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Information from: The Seattle Times, http://www.seattletimes.com
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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