The Illinois Appellate Court ruled last week that a worker's decision to pop a blister on his foot did not allow his employer to avoid liability for his subsequent development of gangrene, which led to the amputation of his toe.
Steven Dunteman's "self-treatment" of the blister did not break the causal connection between his employment and the consequences of his actions, as the infection would not have occurred "but for" the existence of the work-related blister, the court said.
Dunteman had worked for Caterpillar Inc. as a truck driver. In May 2011, Caterpillar ...
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