Court Upholds Expansion of Claim for Repetitive Motion Injuries

An Ohio appellate court upheld a jury’s findings that a worker was entitled to benefits for additional conditions that were caused by the repetitive motions of her job. Case: Day v. Rochling-Glastic Composites L.P., No. 108532, 03/19/2020, published. Facts: De'Carla Day worked for Rochling-Glastic Composites L.P. In 2006, RGC assigned her to work as a press operator. The job required that Day keep the presses supplied with spools of fibers known as "rovings,” and liquid resin. The rovings weighed between 42 and 50 pounds each, and the resin came in 55-gal...