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Kenneth Henry Streit
v.
Streit Construction, Inc. and EMC Insurance Companies
Appellant
Kenneth Henry Streit
Appellee
Streit Construction, Inc. and EMC Insurance Companies
Attorney for the Appellant
Jerry L. Schnurr III
Attorney for the Appellee
Matthew A. Grotnes
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Webster County, Thomas J. Bice, Judge. REVERSED AND REMANDED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and May and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (9 pages)
Kenneth Streit appeals from the district court’s review of the workers’ compensation commissioner ruling on remand finding Streit failed to establish his injury arose out of and in the course of his employment with Streit Construction, Inc. OPINION HOLDS: We reverse and remand to the commissioner to consider whether Streit proved (1) Streit suffered cuts or scrapes at work and (2) the MRSA infection is a sequela of cuts or scrapes he suffered at work.