A security guard whose job was to monitor an entryway and let people in through a button-activated door, has so far claimed nearly $60,000 in compensation for ‘serious’ injuries received at work.
Eira Singh worked as a security guard at the Raymond Priestly building at the Carlton campus of the University of Melbourne between April 2011 and July 2015. Her primary job was to watch the doorway and allow staff members and visitors to enter and exit the building by pressing a door releasing button affixed underneath her desk.
According to the court documents, the former Wilson Security employee has alleged that she had to repeatedly turn her head to look at computer screens and push the button with “upward force” for an “unreasonable” number of times in a day without adequate breaks, reported the Herald Sun.
In her claim statement, Ms Singh has alleged that the repeated action has caused her serious injuries including a prolapsed disc in her neck that requires surgery, degenerative disc disease in her spine and limitation of movement and loss of strength in her neck and right arm.
Safety regulator, WorkSafe Victoria confirmed to SBS Punjabi that it has launched a recovery action against the university in the County Court of Victoria to recover the compensation amount worth $57,100 that they have already paid to Ms Singh.
The court is yet to schedule the next hearing in the case.
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