Supreme Court Upholds Finding That Worker Has New Injuries

The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that a heavy equipment operator established that he had sustained compensable injuries to his neck and back, and that he was not merely suffering the symptoms of a preexisting condition. Case: State ex rel. Workforce Safety and Insurance v. Sandberg, No. 20200174, 03/03/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: John Sandberg worked for Park Construction. While unloading and placing rock with an excavator in September 2015, Sandberg injured his neck, back and shoulders. Sandberg filed a workers’ compensation claim in July 2016. Workforce S...