What causes Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome or Vibration White Finger?
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome, or Vibration White Finger, is caused by repeated and frequent use of hand held vibrating tools. For example, power drills, chainsaws, pneumatic drills, etc. Vibration White Finger or HAVS (Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome) may also be caused by holding or working with machinery that vibrates. It is not clear how vibration causes the condition. It is probably due to slight but repeated injury to the small nerves and blood vessels in the fingers. Over time these may gradually lose some of their function and cause symptoms leading to the Vibration White Finger disease. It has been estimated that up to 1 in 10 people who work regularly with vibrating tools may develop Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome or Vibration White Finger. * * If you think you may have Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome or Vibration White Finger then you should contact Beresfords Solicitors now and enquire about an industrial disease claim Every compensation specialist at Beresfords specialises in assessing
