Factory Worker Fails to Prove Repetitive Motions Caused Shoulder Condition

The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a factory worker did not have an occupational disease in her shoulder attributable to repeated work motions at or above shoulder level. Case: Comparato v. Lyn Flex-West, No. ED108870, 11/03/2020, published. Facts: Constance Comparato worked for Lyn Flex-West producing and assembling shoe parts. Comparato stands 5 feet 2 inches tall. She sometimes had to stand on a skid to do her work on the machines at Lyn’s factory. Many of her tasks involved repetitive motion and sometimes required her to work at shoulder he...