Central News: 27.06.1983: Chicken Wrist

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Summary

Peter Green report on an industrial illness called 'Tenosynovitis' which affects production line workers who carry out repetitive movements, particularly poultry processing workers. Tenosynovitis, also know as 'chicken-wrist', is caused when the

Year:

1983

Duration:

0:05:37

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

16mm

Description

fluid that lubricates the tendons drys up. Interview with Mandy Smith, victim of chicken-wrist, about unsuccessful operations on her wrist and the fact that she nearly lost complete use of her hand. Interview with Roger Shutt, TGWU Secretary, about invalidity benefits and compensation that should be paid out by companies from a moral point of view. Interview with a company doctor, about the future hopes of a solution to the industrial illness.

C/U potatoes being peeled.
G/V's Mandy Smith doing household chores.
G/V's person receiving physiotherapy.


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