No VSSR Award for Worker With Crush Injury

The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for an enhanced award of benefits for crush injuries to her hand that was caught in a machine. Case: State ex rel. Levitin v. Industrial Commission, No. 2023-OHIO-3559, 10/04/2023, published. Facts: Rimma Levitin worked for Menasha Corp. and spent more than 10 years operating one of three nearly identical die-cutter machines.   In August 2016, Menasha decided to replace the guards on each machine because they were bowed. The machine manufacturer was no longer in business, so Menasha contracted another c...