Worker Gets Award for Eye Conditions Caused by Food Poisoning

An Ohio appellate court ruled that a nurse was entitled to a 70% bilateral loss of vision award because of eye issues she developed after ingesting lunchmeat contaminated by E. coli at a holiday work party. Case: State ex rel. Bowman v. Industrial Commission, No. 19AP-109, 11/19/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: Cami Bowman worked as a nurse for the Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State University. In December 2005, Bowman attended a work holiday party and ate lunchmeat that had been provided for the event. Later that day, she fell ill. Doctors determined she had contracted ...