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		<title>Worker loses finger twice at the same job</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fred Hosier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suffering a serious workplace injury once is bad enough. But Dane Keane has had the misfortune of losing a finger on the job &#8212; twice. The 52-year-old Washington rodeo coordinator was helping to secure a bull in a chute when his finger got caught between a rope and a metal fence pole. He had to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Suffering a serious workplace injury once is bad enough. <span id="more-306"></span></p>
<p>But Dane Keane has had the misfortune of losing a finger on the job &#8212; twice.</p>
<p>The 52-year-old Washington rodeo coordinator was helping to secure a bull in a chute when his finger got caught between a rope and a metal fence pole. He had to have his left index finger amputated at the second joint.</p>
<p>In 2000, Keane lost the end of his right ring finger to a bull.</p>
<p>Keane is also a county commissioner. He says he loves the rodeo, but it&#8217;s &#8220;a little bit on the bad luck side&#8221; for him.</p>
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		<title>Workers&#8217; comp pays for weight-loss surgery</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fred Hosier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve probably seen &#8212; or at least heard about &#8212; some pretty outrageous employee requests for workers&#8217; comp to cover certain medical expenses that may have a loose connection at best to a workplace injury. Wait until you hear about this. A judge has ordered workers&#8217; comp to pay for an obese worker&#8217;s gastric bypass [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;ve probably seen &#8212; or at least heard about &#8212; some pretty outrageous employee requests for workers&#8217; comp to cover certain medical expenses that may have a loose connection at best to a workplace injury. Wait until you hear about this. <span id="more-271"></span></p>
<p>A judge has ordered workers&#8217; comp to pay for an obese worker&#8217;s gastric bypass surgery, saying it&#8217;s compensable under Oregon law.</p>
<p>Edward Sprague injured his knee in 1976. He reinjured it in 1999.</p>
<p>Also during that time span, Sprague&#8217;s weight went from 225 to 350 pounds.</p>
<p>Doctors told Sprague his weight would prevent successful treatment of the knee condition, so he sought workers&#8217; comp medical benefits for the weight-loss surgery.</p>
<p>The insurance carrier argued that the claim wasn&#8217;t compensable because the obesity wasn&#8217;t caused by his 1976 accident.</p>
<p>But the state comp board and court ruled that Sprague&#8217;s bypass surgery should be paid for by workers&#8217; comp. The court said the injury was more than a minor cause of Sprague&#8217;s need for gastric surgery. </p>
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