Workers’ comp At a glance

Some of the numbers associated with the April 16 ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court that upheld an injured worker’s appeal of a settlement he received for breaking his leg on the job:

255,266: The number of injured worker claims the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has settled since 1997, when Robert Wise received his settlement.

$2,000: the amount of money Wise received from the bureau for settling his claim.

$14,000: the amount of money Wise had already received in medical treatment for an injury likely to take years to heal.

72: the IQ of Wise, deemed borderline mentally retarded.

4: the number of cars Wise bought over the years, a figure cited by the workers’ comp bureau in its Supreme Court appeal to argue that Wise was not incompetent when it came to agreeing to the settlement.

0: number of orders the workers’ comp bureau had issued before Tuesday halting the destruction of documents while the impact of a court decision was weighed.

Source: Associated Press