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A window fitter unable to work for two months after tripping on a manhole cover and breaking his arm believes council bosses may owe him compensation for lost earnings. Self-employed Steve Morgan had been working at a cafe in Broadstairs High Street when he stumbled on the lid on the pavement outside The Crown Bar. The 63-year-old was taken to the QEQM Hospital in Margate where it was confirmed he had a broken arm, ligament damage to his shoulder and severe bruising on his wrist. Recalling the nasty fall on May 8, Mr Morgan said: “I was carrying nothing, I tripped over and fell about six feet …

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