A man employed by a college suffered a Work-Related Upper Limb Disorder and has received a settlement of more than £22,000.
His injury was sustained when he was asked to set up classrooms for enrolment, moving furniture between approximately 20 classrooms, without additional assistance.
For at least eight hours each day, with no scheduled breaks and working weekends, he was required to lift, carry, push, and pull heavy items of furniture around the college site, based in the South of England.
After experiencing pain in his left wrist, he visited his GP and reported the difficulties to his employer. Despite several visits to occupational health and recommendations made to alter his role, his employer failed to make the changes.
Unfortunately, his symptoms worsened, and he was eventually diagnosed with work-related tenosynovitis, requiring surgery.
After turning to Sintons for support in making a claim against his employer, he received a settlement of £22,141.47, and additionally received private bespoke hand rehabilitation that reduced his symptoms and allowed him to improve and maintain an active range of movement and function.
“I have never in my life had the pleasure of being provided with a service as wonderful as from Sintons. The empathy, professionalism and kindness shown to me will never be forgotten. This is an absolutely amazing law firm with a magnificent team,” he said.
David Knipe, associate in the personal injury team at Sintons, acted for the Claimant in his case.
“Our client was asked by his employer to regularly go above and beyond what was expected of him in his usual role, despite recommendations to the contrary from occupational health. Spending hours each day moving furniture, often seven days a week, left our client with a painful and distressing injury. We are very pleased to have been able to help him on the road to recovery by securing a bespoke rehabilitation package,” he said.
“At Sintons, we have a reputation for fighting hard on behalf of our clients and securing the best possible outcome for them. This often involves helping our clients access rehabilitation that they otherwise would struggle to obtain. It is very pleasing to hear that our client is so happy with the outcome and our work in this case, and we wish him the very best for the future.”
