Court Finds Machinist Can Do 'Sedentary' Work Despite Chemical, Fume Allergies

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio's 10th Appellate District Court has adopted a magistrate's recommendation to deny permanent total disability benefits to a machinist despite air quality restrictions recommended by the claimant's physicians. State of Ohio ex rel. Johnson v. Industrial Commission of Ohio, et al., No. 09AP-1158 (Ohio Ct. App., 10th Dist.).

The court on Dec. 2 accepted a magistrate's recommendation that it affirm an industrial commission's finding that the claimant could work sedentary jobs in which environmental allergens could be controlled.

John D. Johnson sought permanent total disability benefits after he was found to have allergies related to workplace …