Driver wins compensation after developing "easily preventable" work-related dermatitis

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• Irwin Mitchell Solicitors

An ex machine driver has successfully claimed compensation against his former employer after he developed an uncomfortable skin rash at work which could easily have been prevented.

James Quinn, 68, from Leeds, was employed with Mone Brothers Civil Engineering Limited from 1985 to 2004. During this time Quinn was required to fill up machines and this meant he came into contact with diesel, hydraulic and engine oils, along with lubricant grease on a daily basis.

In early 2004, Quinn develop... (237 more words)

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