Evidence that a history of health problems stemmed from a municipal worker's drinking habits played a large role in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejecting his appeal to secure benefits for amputated toes.
In 2004, municipal worker Charles Pinazza was called to help pump flood waters from houses after a heavy storm. Disruption to the city's drainage system caused raw sewage to flow the area where Pinazza was working, with some of it pouring over the top of and inside his rubber boots. A subsequent infection cost him all five toes on his left foot, causing h...
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