Maureen Cary

The Commission affirmed the administrative law judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits to Sally Barbrow for an alleged occupational disease injury from aluminum dust exposure. The award found that the employee failed to establish a compensable injury or occupational disease arising out of and in the course of employment.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits to employee Suljo Cuskic for bilateral rotator cuff tears, finding the evidence insufficient to establish causation. A dissenting opinion argued the employee met his burden of proof regarding the causal connection between his work duties and the shoulder injury.

The Commission reversed the administrative law judge's decision denying further medical treatment and past medical expenses, finding that the employee was entitled to ongoing treatment related to her July 16, 2005 work injury. The Commission determined that the employee's need for further medical care was medically causally related to the work injury and awarded past medical expenses of $527.15.

The Commission affirmed the administrative law judge's denial of workers' compensation benefits, finding that the employee failed to establish a causal connection between her upper extremity complaints and her work duties, as there was no objective medical evidence supporting the claim. Expert medical opinions from Dr. Rotman and Dr. Brown concluded that the employee's subjective complaints were not substantially related to her work at True Manufacturing.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award allowing workers' compensation benefits to Beverly Fredericks for a work-related injury. Fredericks sustained a low back injury on October 6, 2004, when a package fell from overhead striking her head and left shoulder at her workplace, resulting in a 2% permanent disability to the body as a whole referable to the low back.

The Commission affirmed the administrative law judge's award for the employee's hernia injury but reversed the award for the left hip injury, finding that the work accident was not a substantial cause of the hip injury. The employee, William Bauman, suffered injuries on August 13, 2002, at United Parcel Service in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award denying workers' compensation benefits to Mark Lancaster for injuries sustained when he fell onto his right side while lifting a box on November 6, 2002. The Commission found no permanent disability resulted from the accident despite medical treatment totaling $6,079.14.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits to Donna White for injuries allegedly sustained in a slip and fall accident on September 17, 2002. The claim was denied because it was not filed within the time required by Missouri workers' compensation law.