Employee awarded 200m cedis for damaged hearing

Tema (Greater Accra) 10 Dec. '99 - A Tema High Court has awarded 200 million cedis in damages to Mr Michael Opoku, 24, a casual employee of Tema Steel Company Limited, now suffering profound deafness after an Indian Manager of the company had poured hot water into his ears.

According to medical reports and evidence of an Ear Specialist at Korle Bu and a Clinical Audiologist at the 37 Military Hospital, Mr Opoku now has his right hearing nerves permanently damaged.

Mr Opoku, the only child of his mother, is currently suffering from severe pains and burning sensations and cannot also stay in noisy places nor take part in group-conversation.