A divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s daughter was entitled to an award for the loss of use of his limbs from an accident in the short time that elapsed before he died at the scene.
Case: State ex rel. Waste Management of Ohio Inc. v. Industrial Commission, No. 2021-0961, 12/22/2022, published.
Facts: Travis Gelhausen worked for Waste Management of Ohio Inc. While driving a Waste Management truck on Oct. 18, 2017, Gelhausen took a turn too quickly after missing a stop sign, causing the truck to overturn and slide into a tree.
The truck flipped onto the driver's side, ...
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