Elderly Employee's Fall Justified 80% PPD Award, Court Rules

An elderly employee's work-related fall off a flatbed truck combined with her limited education and work restrictions to justify an 80% permanent partial disability award, the Iowa Court of Appeals concluded. Case: Pella Corp. v. Winn, No. 2-1009/12-0592, 2/13/13, published.Facts: Diana Winn worked as a stock keeper for Pella Corp., which required her to put tags on bundles of materials as they arrived on trucks. On Aug. 11, 2008, a flatbed truck pulled up to Pella's shipping platform, and Winn stepped up onto the flatbed to notate the identification tags on the sides of the bundles of...