Kirnan v. Dakota Midland Hospital

DUNN, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order affirming the final decision of the Division of Labor and Management (Division) of the South Dakota Department of Labor which denied Adeline Kirnan (appellant) workers’ compensation claim. We reverse and remand.

Appellant had been employed by Dakota Midland Hospital in Aberdeen, South Dakota (one of the appellees in this case), for a period of approximately eight years before the date of her injury. Appellant performed general housekeeping duties which included vaecuming, dusting, cleaning and scrubbing patient rooms, nurses’ stations and hallways…