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RSI REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY
COMPENSATION CLAIMS

Accident 999 is a network of personal injury solicitors who deal with repetitive strain injury claim (RSI) settlements. Our team provides legal advice at no cost and works on a completely risk free no win no fee basis. You do not have to fund or finance your claim in any respect and you do not have to pay for any expenses as the claim proceeds. Compensation is paid in full with no deductions and win or lose there is no charge. If you submit your details an experienced advocate who is a member of The Law Society Panel of personal injury experts will respond and give free advice without obligation on what steps you should take to claim compensation.

RSI is used as an umbrella term to describe various kinds of work-related musculoskeletal injuries which are also known as Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTDs), Work-Related Upper Limb Disorders (WRULDs), and Occupational Overuse Injuries. There are 22 separate conditions which may cause pain and contribute to the condition including;

  • Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder)
  • Epicondylitis (Tennis / Golfer’s elbow)
  • Bursitis
  • Ganglion Cyst
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Peritendinitis
  • Cervical Spondylosis
  • Rotator Cuff Syndrome
  • Writers’ Cramp
  • Tendinitis
  • Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
  • Tenosynovitis
  • De Quervain’s Syndrome
  • Trigger Finger / Thumb
  • Dupuytren’s Contracture
  • Vibration-induced White Finger

RSI may occur in both upper and lower limbs as well as in the spine and symptoms may include numbness, tingling, sharp pain, dull ache, weakness, loss of grip and restricted movement of limbs some or all of which can render the sufferer incapable of carrying out simple tasks, at home or at work and can dramatically affect family income and lifestyle.

An employer is under a legal duty to look after the health and welfare of his employees and there are specific regulations controlling the necessity for ergonomically adequate workstations and seating. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations requires employers to make assessment of the risks to the health and safety of their employees and identify measures needed to minimise the risk of repetitive strain injury. Adequate health and safety training must be given to employees on recruitment and on exposure to new or increased risks because of a change in work responsibilities or the introduction of new equipment, new technology or new systems of work. If an employer fails to discharge his duty to his employees who subsequently suffer from RSI then the employer may be liable to pay substantial compensation.

The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE), estimate that over a half a million workers in Great Britain have pain from a work-related neck or upper limb disorder and further recent research suggests that this may be a significant underestimate of the trauma. The TUC reports that at least one in fifty workers is suffering from the symptoms of RSI, which include pain and immobility in the joints, nerves and muscles from the fingers to the neck.