Cleaning After Use of Toilet Doesn't Break Causal Connection Between Accident, Back Injury

An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker’s act of cleaning herself after using the restroom did not break the causal connection between her prior work accident and the herniation of a disk in her back. Case: State ex rel. Bravo Brio Restaurant Group v. Industrial Commission, No. 17AP-189, 07/12/2018, published. Facts: Kellie A. Farricker worked for the Bravo Brio Restaurant Group. Farricker suffered injuries to her head, neck and back while at work in March 2009. The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation accepted her injuries as compensable, and by 2012, she was at maximum medical ...