The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission issued a ruling denying benefits to an operator who sustained an injury while moving between workstations, because the injury was the result of a risk that was personal to the individual and not incidental to employment.<\/p>\n
In the case, Wade v. General Dynamics, an operator was required to examine parts in one area of her workplace and then take them to another area that contained a \u201creverse torque\u201d machine. The worker stepped on her shoelace when she turned to leave one area, losing her balance and holding on to a table to keep from falling. She experienced pain in her buttocks and lower back and received a diagnosis of a sprain in her spine, hip spasms and pain in her knee. The worker underwent surgery. <\/p>\n
The workers’ compensation arbitrator found that the worker lacked credibility. The IWCC, while finding that the worker was credible, denied her workers’ (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission issued a ruling denying benefits to an operator who sustained an injury while moving between workstations, because the injury was the result of a risk that was personal to the individual and not incidental to…<\/span><\/p>\n