Coles -v- Kemutec Powder Coatings Ltd
| Claimant | Mr Michael William Coles | ||||||||||
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| Job title | Machine Shop Engineer (SOC 2000: 8125) | ||||||||||
| Task description | Changing large drill bits and chucks on a radial drill | ||||||||||
| Injury | Accelerated osteoarthritis of the capito-lunate joint bilaterally | ||||||||||
| Defendant(s) | Kemutec Powder Coatings Ltd (SIC 2007: C28.92) | ||||||||||
| Court(s) | Exeter County | ||||||||||
| Case No. | 5PL04251 | ||||||||||
| Date | 23 Sep 2008 | ||||||||||
| Judge(s) | Mr Recorder Andrew Spink QC | ||||||||||
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| All Claimants | Mr Michael William Coles | ||||||||||
| Solicitor | Rowley Ashworth (EX4 4EP) | ||||||||||
| Counsel | Mr David Thomas | ||||||||||
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Mr James Gillam (Engineering) | ||||||||||
| Medical expert(s) | Dr Peter Hickling (Rheumatology) | ||||||||||
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| Solicitor | Beachcroft Wansbroughs (EC4A 1BN) | ||||||||||
| Counsel | Mr Andrew McLaughlin | ||||||||||
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Mr Brian G Pearce (Ergonomics) | ||||||||||
| Medical expert(s) | Dr A K Bhalla (Rheumatology) | ||||||||||
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| Judgment for: | Defendant | ||||||||||
| Injury found: | Yes | ||||||||||
| Work related: | No | ||||||||||
| Breach of Statutory Duty: | Yes, but no material contribution to the outcome | ||||||||||
| Defendant negligent: | Yes, but no material contribution to the outcome | ||||||||||
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| References to and/or Interpretations of Regulations and HSE Guidance Documents | |||||||||||
| The Judgment in this claim makes brief references to the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations and to the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations. There are also significant references to the Manual Handling Operations Regulations and to the HSE's guidance on those Regulations, including a passage that refers to the risk filter. V1.02 | |||||||||||
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