The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a carrier could apportion the impairment for a worker’s loss of grip strength between her compensable hand injury and a shoulder injury for which the carrier had denied liability.
Case: Johnson v. SAIF Corp., No, 141, 03/28/2018, published.
Facts and procedural history: Marisela Johnson worked for the Terrace Corp. The company had workers’ compensation insurance coverage with SAIF Corp.
Johnson injured her hand when it got caught in an elevator door at work. SAIF accepted liability for contusions and abrasions to Johnson’s hand.
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