On May 5, 2010, the Office of Inspector General initiated an investigation after being notified of an allegation concerning Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation Staff Attorney Julia Collier. The allegation was that Collier directed a subordinate to create a new injury claim for an injured worker after an Industrial Commission of Ohio hearing officer had ruled in April 2010 that a recent injury was an aggravation of an allowed, or approved, 2004 claim. Collier also directed a subordinate to file an appeal of the hearing officer's order using the new claim as the basis of the appeal. The new injury claim was manufactured at the direction of Collier, without the knowledge and consent of the injured worker, and for the purpose of Collier gaining an advantage during her appeal of the hearing officer's decision. The injured worker, upon being notified of the new claim, objected to the filing.