Carcary - v - RVP Foods Ltd

 

Claimant	Jeanette Carcary
Job title	Canteen Supervisor
Job description	Moving pots and pans, moving a freezer, moving an oil drum and scrubbing pans
Injury	Tennis elbow
Defendant	RVP Foods Ltd
Court	Norwich County
Case No.
Date	3 Dec 03
Judge(s)	His Honour Judge Barham
For Claimant
All Claimants	Jeanette Carcary
Solicitor	Ward Gethin
Counsel
Non-Medical expert(s)
Medical expert(s)	Dr Peter Merry, Rheumatology
For Defendant
Solicitor	Weightman Vizards
Counsel	Mr Tom Panton
Non-Medical expert(s)
Medical expert(s)	Mr James Campbell Semple, Hand Surgery
Outcome
Judgment for:	Defendant
Injury found:	Yes
Work related:	No
Breach of Statutory Duty:	No
Defendant negligent:	No
Damages
General:
Special:
Other:
TOTAL:
Observations
	Alleged breach of Regulation 4 of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations. MHO Regulations found not to apply, but that even if they did any safety measures taken as a result of a risk assessment would have made no difference.
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