Pamela Boyer v Red Wing Shoe Company
Release Date: June 8, 2021
Venue: Iron County
Summary: Claimant alleges she struck her shoulder on a dye plate and was diagnosed with a cuff tear. She did not initially provide a history of accident until the doctor explored various possible sources of trauma. The ALJ found the accident the likely cause of the cuff tear without dislocation and noted the absence of prior symptoms. The commission reversed the temporary award based on expert testimony that the mechanism of injury was unlikely to produce the tear and more likely related to risk factor of arthritis and smoking. The ALJ found claimant was not credible and failed to prove injury.
18-035982
Cast
Young, ALJ
Ellen Morgan
Karie Casey
