Medical Experts Help Prove Frostbite Injury Was Work-Related

Medical experts helped a manual laborer's estate prove that his work-related exposure to freezing temperatures caused him to suffer frostbite and several infections, according to a decision from the Iowa Court of Appeals. Case: Estate of John Herman v. Overhead Door Co. of Des Moines, No. 3-110-12-0892, 5/15/13, published. Facts: John Herman worked as a manual laborer for Overhead Door Company of Des Moines from August 1994 through January 2009, when he allegedly suffered a right foot injury. Herman's job duties required him to throw away scrap metal and empty trash cans in the employe...