Jim and Carrie Carroll at Carroll and Carroll, P.C. represent the injured people of Pennsylvania and New York in Bradford, Sullivan, Tioga, Susquehanna, and Chemung counties in personal injury, premises liability, slip and fall, automobile accident and workers’ compensation cases Jim and Carrie Carroll at Carroll and Carroll, P.C. represent the injured people of Pennsylvania and New York in Bradford, Sullivan, Tioga, Susquehanna, and Chemung counties in personal injury, premises liability, slip and fall, automobile accident and workers’ compensation cases
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    1/22/2009
    James R. Carroll, Jr., Esquire
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    Prison Guard receives settlement in MRSA case

    COLLEGEVILLE — A borough woman who claimed she contracted a staph infection which caused facial scarring while working as a prison guard at Graterford Prison in 2003 recently settled for $226,000.

    According to the claim Snyder filed, she woke on Dec. 30, 2003, to find her face significantly swollen for no apparent reason. After consulting her primary health-care provider, she was referred to another doctor who cut her face to drain the swelling. This treatment, which was administered multiple times on multiple areas of Snyder's face, left her with facial scarring.

    Schrom said Snyder has had "probably 40 infections that she's had over the course of time," that resulted in "40 separate outbreaks" on her skin.

    Snyder's claim indicates she was diagnosed with MRSA on June 28, 2005 by an open wound specialist.

    The infectious disease doctor who treated Snyder stated that there was "no question in my mind that Ms. Snyder acquired this bacterial strain while working at the prison," according to Snyder's claim.

    Schrom said the prison initially told his client that they did not believe she had MRSA, rather acne.

    To see the full story and photos of the facial scarring, go here.


    Labels: compromise and release mrsa scarring settlement work injury workers' compensation


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