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Compensation for Vibration White Finger

A man has been awarded a £7,500 compensation payout after he contracted the industrial disease Vibration White Finger (VWF). He used vibratory equipment at work for more than 20 years which resulted in the onset of VWF. The disease caused his fingers to become affected by numbness, tingling and a weakness of grip.

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