Buchanan v. JM Staffing, LLC

Leben, J.:

In late May 2011, Jessi L. Buchanan was working on an assembly line when she tripped and fell, severely fracturing two of the three major bones in her anide. After surgery her anide healed poorly, and she was left with lingering anide pain, stiffness, swelling, and loss of range of motion, all of which cause her to limp and walk with a cane. She claims that her anide fracture and resulting limp have caused injuries to her hip and back. But an administrative law judge and the Kansas Workers Compensation Board disagreed (although two of the five Board members dissented), finding that…