Recent figures have revealed that 28 employees of North Lincolnshire Council have received more than in £228,000 compensation between 2007 to 2011.
In addition to the compensation, the council has also paid unspecified costs amounting to £181,134.
The highest payout was for £47,751. This amount was for an industrial disease for a former council employee who contracted mesothelioma following asbestos exposure.
The second highest payout was £43,138 to an employee whose hand became trapped while changing blades in a machine.
Other payouts were made for various personal injuries, including hands getting caught in machinery, slips and trips, people colliding with objects and falling down holes.
Compensation payments were also made for injuries incurred while lifting, knee injuries, and fingers getting caught in a door.
Personal injury solicitor, Andrew Havery, said the financial value of each compensation pay-out takes into account the pain and suffering received and the amount of time the affected person will be out of work.
The figures also showed a steady decline in the amount of compensation paid out to employees with just £3,100 paid out over the last 12 months in personal injury claims.
A spokesperson for the council said: “The council has a responsibility, as far as is reasonably practicable, to safeguard health, safety and welfare of all its workers and other people who might be affected by the council’s work activities.