No PTD Benefits for Airline Worker With Finger Injuries, Psychological Sequala

The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that an airline employee was not entitled to permanent total disability benefits for injuries to her fingers and psychological sequala. Case: Drahozal v. Envoy Air Inc., No. 20-0027, 04/28/2021, published. Facts: Rukhsana Drahozal worked for American Airlines at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids. On Jan. 4, 2015, while Drahozal was de-icing planes, seepage from the de-icing solution soaked through her gloves onto her hands. Because her hands were already cold and partially numb, she did not realize the damage that had occurred. Over the next few days,...