Question Remains About Whether Conditions Worsened Injury

A worker's fall off of a "picker" may have been caused by a preexisting condition, but a triable question of fact still exists about whether his workplace conditions contributed to the severity of his head injury, an Ohio appellate court concluded. Case: Thomas v. Timken Co., No. 2008-CA-00189, 7/13/09, published.Facts:Dennis Thomas was working for Timken Co. in December 2004 when he fell backwards off of a rubber-wheeled forklift, or "picker," which was elevated about 14 inches off of the ground. He testified that as he fell, his head struck the cement floor, creating a laceration on his ...