High Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Schedule Loss of Vision Award

The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s application for schedule loss of vision benefits. Case: State ex rel. Harris v. Industrial Commission, No. 2022-1288, 09/05/2023, published. Facts: Stephen Harris worked as a correctional officer at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. He was assaulted by an inmate in June 2014, suffering injuries to his head and shoulder. The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation allowed Harris’ claim for a closed head injury, multiple abrasions and contusions, and a rotator cuff tear of the right shoulder. Harris went to see...