[2021] NZACC 130 - Dunnage v ACC (6 August 2021) [pdf, 465 KB]
...was one of rotator cuff tendinopathy due to impingement and this arose during Mr Black’s time as a meat worker. There was a lack of previous shoulder pain. Ms Gibb reported that the cortisone injection would have improved the inflammatory response and dulled the pain and he noted that Mr Black had pain on horizontal flexion at the end of the range and crepitus3 in the shoulder. [32] Dr McBride described Mr Black’s work tasks as forceful pelting tasks at an ergonomic disadv...