Court Reinstates Worker's Award for Shoulder Injuries From Repetitive Lifting

The Iowa Court of Appeals reinstated benefits for a hospital worker with shoulder injuries from repetitive lifting. Case: Mercy Medical Center v. Lund, No. 21-0523, 01/12/2022, published. Facts: Norma Lund began working for Mercy Medical Center in December 2016 as a sterilization processing technician. The job involved assembling the materials needed for surgeries, placing the materials on large trays, placing the trays on carts for sterilization, pushing the carts in and out of the sterilizer and putting the materials away. The top shelf of the cart Lund placed trays on was above...