vibration white finger

British

noun

a condition affecting workers using vibrating machinery, which causes damage to the blood vessels and nerves of the fingers and leads to a permanent loss of feeling

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Harry Samuel receives an MBE for 24 years of service as a voluntary worker providing advice and support to former miners and their families on coping with chronic bronchitis, emphysema and vibration white finger claims.

From Reuters • Jun. 11, 2010

The government set up a compensation fund for miners suffering chronic lung disease and vibration white finger, in 1999.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2010

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