Legal Opinion
Prater v. Thorngate, Ltd.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided November 15, 1988No. 54178PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOWD, Presiding Judge.
Employer, Thorngate LTD., appeals the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission’s award on employee Kathryn Prater’s claim for workers’ compensation due to an occupational disease. Affirmed.
Kathryn Prater was employed as a sewing machine operator at Thorngate, LTD from December 6, 1983 to March 31, 1986. Her job, sewing collars onto men’s sports coats, required her to exert downward pressure on three layers of fabric while guiding them through the sewing machine. She processed one collar every 1.6 to 1.8 minutes for 40 hours per week. Prater had performed a similar job…
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