Production Supervisor Gets Award of Permanent Total Disability Benefits for Head Injury

The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a worker following a head injury. Case: MedPlast v. Pruis, No. 21-1650, 12/07/2022, published. Facts: Timothy Pruis worked for MedPlast as a third-shift production supervisor. During his shift, Pruis oversaw 20 to 25 employees and was responsible for keeping the production line moving. On Aug. 11, 2016, Pruis was called over to a plastic molding machine that was not functioning properly. While he was attempting to climb into the machine to look at the injection mold, Pruis grabbed a solid steel tie bar above...