Amputation, Loss of Use Cases:
Reattachment
(Supreme Court)
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Ohio Supreme Court's web site. Decisions which adopt the
decision of a lower court or
Magistrate, or which decide a case based on a previous decision, are
excluded.
Claimant
who has finger amputated and surgically reattached at a different
location to replace finger amputated due to work injury is not entitled
to second amputation award.
Vote: 7-0
Opinion by: Per Curiam
Where
thumb was amputated and reattached, determination of eligibility for
loss (or loss of use) depends on condition of thumb after being
reattached.
Vote: 5-2
Opinion by: Per Curiam
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