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Cleaner awarded damages for work-related skin condition
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High Court rules in favor of a cleaner who developed hand irritant contact dermatitis due to her employment conditions, including the use of inadequate gloves and exposure to strong cleaning chemicals. The court found a clear causal link between the plaintiff's injuries and the breaches of duty by the employer. The claim was not statute-barred, as the court determined the plaintiff's date of knowledge of the significance of her injury was after April 2017. The court awarded €17,500 in general damages, with agreed sums for medical and travel expenses, and will further assess loss of earnings claims.
Personal injuries, hand irritant contact dermatitis, employment conditions, inadequate gloves, cleaning chemicals, breach of duty, causation, statute of limitations, date of knowledge, general damages, special damages, medical expenses, travel expenses, loss of earnings, Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004, Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Act 1991, Book of Quantum.
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