Vibration injuries are those injuries that are suffered by workers in different fields such as lumberjacks, forest workers or workers that use a lot of concrete vibrators, jack hammers, pneumatic drills, sanders, lawn movers, compactors, chainsaws, or any other type of hand-held powered tools. If you suffer from vibration injuries you can claim compensation and could be in line for thousands of pounds. To find out more or to get started, call one of our specialists for free on 0800 840 7292 today.
One of the most common examples of vibration injuries is the VWF or vibration white finger which is an occasional attack and the fingertips of the person turn white. VWF is a repetitive stress injury which causes the tiny blood vessels in the fingers to spasm from time to time. These spasm causes constriction of the flow of blood to the fingers and hence they turn white. After sometime when all the available blood in the fingers is used up, the fingers become blue in colour and after the spasm subsides, the finger turn to red again.
The VWF is a type of Raynaud’s Phenomenon; the spasms can occur due to various reasons, if the reason is drugs then the disease is called Raynaud’s Disease and when the spasms occur due to a trauma, it is called Raynaud’s Phenomenon.
The list of symptom of Vibration White Finger is:
- Fingers suddenly turning white for a temporary period of time and later it begins to ache.
- Tingling or numbness in fingers after prolonged use of machinery.
- Experiencing increasingly painful attacks from time to time.
- Fingers turning white first, then blue and then red.
- Exposure to cold causes the fingers to turn white.
To start your vibration white finger compensation claim, simply call our expert team today on 0800 840 7292. The call is free and you’re under no obligation whatsoever, so pick up the phone, find out more and if you want to – start your claim today.