Nurse With Pre-Existing Neck Issues Gets TTD for Injury, but Not PTD

The Utah Court of Appeals upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to an in-home nurse for her injuries from rushing to clean feces off a severely disabled child to prevent potentially fatal complications.   Case: Watson v. Labor Commission, Nos. 20200231-CA and 20200297-CA, 12/24/2020, published. Facts: Susan Watson worked for Horizon Home Health as an in-home nurse. On June 1, 2015, Watson went to the home of a severely disabled toddler who had undergone a tracheotomy. The procedure left a hole through the front of the child’s neck, into her trachea, connected to ...