St. Luke's Hospital v. Gray

LARSON, Justice.

Debra Gray was employed as a registered nurse at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids when she developed symptoms of latex allergy. She eventually had to quit her job. She filed a workers’ compensation claim against St. Luke’s on the ground she had suffered an injury on the job. She received an award of benefits and St. Luke’s Hospital and its insurer, United Fire and Casualty Company (St. Luke’s), appealed. We affirm.

I.Facts and Prior Proceedings.

Gray began working at St. Luke’s as a registered nurse in 1988. In April 1993 she began noticing symptoms of latex allergy. She went…