Court Rejects Worker's Claim for Carpal Tunnel Injury, Allows Remand of Claim for Back Injury

The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for his carpal tunnel syndrome, since he failed to provide his employer with timely notice of his condition, and that the workers’ compensation commissioner will have to evaluate the man's claim for a back injury. Case: Ruiz v. Revstone Casting Industries, No. 16-1728, 12/06/2017, published. Facts: Francisco Ruiz began working as a grinder for Revstone Casting in 1988. He regularly worked 10- to 12-hour shifts, picking up unfinished parts from a box on the right side of his workstation and placing finis...