[2021] NZACC 29 - Van Essen v ACC (9 February 2021) [pdf, 196 KB]
...work from 6 July 2009 for 14 days. [11] On 16 July 2009, Dr Searle recorded “going well”. The appellant was pain free on examination. He concluded that the appellant was fit to return to normal work from 20 July 2009. [12] A further claim for cover was completed on 10 February 2011, when the appellant lifted a 20 kg bag of rubbish into a skip and felt pain in her left chest wall. A similar event is recorded on 8 December 2011, although on that occasion, the appellant h...