marked them as the parties had marked them. Following the hearing, I issued an Order outlining the stipulations and identifying the exhibits. Both parties submitted closing briefs. The parties’ Closing Brief was marked and the 2016, I closed Petitioner’s “C” Respondent’s “D.” On July 7, the administrative record. Findings of Fact Based on the testimony and exhibits presented at the hearing and reasonable inferences from them, I make the following findings of fact: Cheryl was born in 1959. (Stip.) Hallen (“Petitioner”) The Petitioner is right hand dominant. (Stip.) Starting in 1997, the Petitioner was employed by the Worcester School Department as a cafeteria helper. Her job duties included cooking and serving food to students. (Stip.) The Petitioner was responsible for organizing breakfast. She had to lift cases of milk, that weighed about 30 pounds. She also had to lift cases of cereal which weighed about 15 pounds. She had to lift these items from shelves above eye level. (Test.) The Petitioner also worked lunch period. (Test.) The Petitioner had to lift trays of pasta that weighed about 15 pounds. (Test.) The Petitioner had to clean freezers and racks, which required reaching over head. (Test.) The Petitioner worked from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Test.) The Petitioner had a neck injury prior to October 12, 2010. (Test.) On October 12, 2010, the Petitioner injured her right upper extremity while working. This occurred when she was lifting a tray of pasta from an oven rack which was
marked them as the parties had marked them. Following the hearing, I issued an Order outlining the parties’ stipulations and identifying the exhibits. Both parties submitted closing briefs. The Petitioner’s Closing Brief was marked “C” and the Respondent’s “D.” On July 7, 2016, I closed the administrative record. Findings of Fact Based on the testimony and exhibits presented at the hearing and reasonable inferences from them, I make the following findings of fact: Cheryl Hallen (“Petitioner”) was born in 1959. (Stip.) The Petitioner is right hand dominant. (Stip.) Starting in 1997, the Petitioner was employed by the Worcester School Department as a cafeteria helper. Her job duties included cooking and serving food to students. (Stip.) The Petitioner was responsible for organizing breakfast. She had to lift cases of milk, that weighed about 30 pounds. She also had to lift cases of cereal which weighed about 15 pounds. She had to lift these items from shelves above eye level. (Test.) The Petitioner also worked lunch period. (Test.) The Petitioner had to lift trays of pasta that weighed about 15 pounds. (Test.) The Petitioner had to clean freezers and racks, which required reaching over head. (Test.) The Petitioner worked from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Test.) The Petitioner had a neck injury prior to October 12, 2010. (Test.) On October 12, 2010, the Petitioner injured her right upper extremity while working. This occurred when she was lifting a tray of pasta from an oven rack which was
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