Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome / Vibration White Finger claims

Vibration White Finger claims can be made for this industrial disease / condition brought about as a result of using hand-held vibrating machinery. Vibration White Finger is also known as Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome, or HAVS for short, and is a vascular injury that causes tingling, numbness and sometimes whitening of the fingers, particularly when exposed to the cold. Prolonged and regular use of vibrating machinery such as pneumatic and air-powered tools can result in damage to the nerves in the hands.

Vibration White Finger/ Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome has been officially recognised as an industrial disease for many years now. Since this recognition it has become one of the most common industrial diseases, with as many as tens of thousands of workers thought to be afflicted by it. This has resulted in many successful white finger claims, awarding signficant amounts of injury compensation in many cases.

If you regularly use (or used to use) hand-held vibrating machinery and have experienced symptoms such as an inability to grip things strongly, a numbness in your hands, loss of manual dexterity or your fingers turning white, then you could well have Vibration White Finger and be eligible for a white finger claim. The amounts of compensation that can be awarded for this industrial disease can vary widely, depending on the extent of the injury. Some people experience symptoms mildy and only rarely, whereas some will find them recurring in cold weather and find that the pain worsens when the blood returns to the fingers, causing throbbing and further discolouration of the fingers. Talk to one of our expert team to discover whether you are eligible for white finger compensation, and how much could be awarded in a successful case.