Plumber Gets TTD Award for Infected Hand

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to an injured plumber for an infection that developed after he scraped his hand at a job site. Case: Tradesmen International LLC v. Brown, No. 450 C.D. 2022, 07/14/2023, unpublished. Facts: Demetrius Brown was a plumber for IT Landes, a subcontractor to Tradesmen International LLC. On Feb. 15, 2020, Brown tripped and fell when walking up some steps at a job site. Brown did not report the incident when it happened because he did not think he had suffered a major injury.  On Feb. 21, 2020, Brown went to the hospital beca...