Coley - v - Securicor Group plc
| Plaintiff | Ann Coley | ||
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| Job title | Cashier (SOC 2000: 4123) | ||
| Task description | Counting money | ||
| Injury | Triggering of middle finger of the right hand, nodules and discomfort in the first finger of the right hand and the first two fingers of the left hand | ||
| Defendant(s) | Securicor Group plc (SIC 2007: N80) | ||
| Court(s) | Oldham County | ||
| Case No. | OL409708 | ||
| Date | 16 Aug 1996 | ||
| Judge(s) | His Honour Judge R Hardy | ||
| For Plaintiff | |||
| All Plaintiffs | Ann Coley | ||
| Solicitor | John Pickering & Partners (OL1 3AN) | ||
| Counsel | Mr N Hinchliffe | ||
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Prof Kim Burton (Ergonomics) | ||
| Medical expert(s) | Mr Glyn Evans (Orthopaedic Surgery) | ||
| For Defendant | |||
| Solicitor | Hextall, Erskine & Co (E1 8ER) | ||
| Counsel | Mr Alistair Sharp | ||
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Mr M Mabey (Ergonomics) | ||
| Medical expert(s) | Mr Stillwell | ||
| Outcome | |||
| Judgment for: | Defendant | ||
| Injury found: | Yes | ||
| Work related: | Yes | ||
| Breach of Statutory Duty: | No finding | ||
| Defendant negligent: | No | ||
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| References to and/or Interpretations of Regulations and HSE Guidance Documents | |||
| There are no explicit references in the Judgments in this case to any Health and Safety Regulations or to any HSE guidance document. However, the Court of Appeal Judgment suggests that the "publications issued by the government bodies at the time concerning tenosynovitis" referred to in the Judgment at first instance included Work Related Upper Limb Disorders: A Guide to Prevention HSG60 1990. V1.01 | |||
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