Goldstraw (Lisa) - v - Lucas Rists Wiring Systems
| Claimant | Lisa Jayne Goldstraw | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Job title | Blocker & Pre-Blocker (SOC 2000: 8131) | ||
| Task description | Production Line - Inserting wires into junction boxes and taping | ||
| Injury | Diffuse forearm pain syndrome with distal radial tunnel irritation. Also referred to as Neuroplasticity | ||
| Defendant(s) | Lucas Rists Wiring Systems (SIC 2007: C29.31) | ||
| Court(s) | Stoke County | ||
| Case No. | SQ701577 | ||
| Date | Oct 1999 | ||
| Judge(s) | Judge Hughes | ||
| For Claimant | |||
| All Claimants | Lisa Jayne Goldstraw | ||
| Solicitor | N E Cook | ||
| Counsel | Mr Pusey | ||
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Mr Terence Jenks (Engineering) | ||
| Medical expert(s) | Mr Michael O'Driscoll (Orthopaedic Surgery) | ||
| For Defendant | |||
| Solicitor | Cartwright & Lewis | ||
| Counsel | Mr West | ||
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Mr G Joynson (Engineering) | ||
| Medical expert(s) | Mr Neville R M Kay (Orthopaedic Surgery) | ||
| Outcome | |||
| Judgment for: | Defendant | ||
| Injury found: | No | ||
| Work related: | No | ||
| Breach of Statutory Duty: | No | ||
| Defendant negligent: | No | ||
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| It was unsuccessfully argued in this case that the allegedly injurious work, which is described in the Judgment as requiring numerous repetitive hand and wrist movements, came within the Manual Handling Operations Regulations. There is a brief, inconsequential reference to a Health and Safety publication in 1990 that "gave employers knowledge that rotation should be introduced". V1.01 | |||
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