Worker wins appeal for benefits after second workplace accident

Employer provided modified duties after first accident but modifications plus worker’s walking boot was ‘accident waiting to happen’

An Ontario worker should not be expected to return to existing modified duties when the modifications led to a second workplace accident and the employer made no further accommodations, the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal has ruled.

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