VIBRATION WHITE FINGER – COURT RULING

February 27th, 2008 Hinchliffes

A January 2008 High Court ruling has removed hopes of securing personal injury compensation for dozens of miners suffering with Vibration White Finger. The case was brought collectively because many former miners had their injury compensation claims rejected by the Government appointed claims handlers under the British Coal VWF Claims Handling Arrangement (CHA). The CHA was set up to pay accident compensation to miners exposed to vibrating tools and machinery while working at coal pits.

COMMENT:-

The High Court stated that VWF sufferers who have had their claims rejected by the CHA will have to start their own individual Court cases outside the CHA scheme. In practice, this decision will close the door on most cases rejected by the CHA and leave many miners without redress.

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