A divided South Dakota Supreme Court ruled that a worker was entitled to permanent total disability benefits for his electric shock injuries, finding he developed both a cardiac condition and numbness in his hand as a result of the jolt he suffered in 2018.
Michael Arneson worked for GR Management LLC. He suffered an electric shock injury in July 2018 when a commercial exhaust fan shorted, sending 300 amperes and 440 volts of electricity into his right hand, exiting his left foot.
Arneson went to the emergency room, where he was diagnosed with burns to four fingers of his right hand. At that...
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