Janitor's Workplace Contributed to His Injuries, Court Concludes

A janitor's inexplicable fall is compensable because the hard surfaces of his supervisor's office aggravated his injuries, an Iowa appellate court ruled. Case: AARP and Arch Insurance Co. v. Whitacre, No. 3-082/12-1519, 5/15/13, published.Facts: Donald Whitacre, 79, worked as a part-time janitor for the American Association of Retired Persons. Whitacre began to choke while on a coffee break with his supervisor, Pat Faught. As Whitacre stood up to get a drink of water, he stumbled and hit the corner of Faught's desk. Whitacre landed headfirst on Faught's floor and suffered injur...