Williams v. Industrial Commission

PRESIDING JUSTICE McCULLOUGH

delivered the opinion of the court:

Claimant Robert D. Williams appeals from an order of the circuit court confirming the finding of the Industrial Commission (Commission) that he failed to prove accidental injuries arising out of his employment under a theory of repetitive trauma. The arbitrator, Herbert Auw, issued his memoranda of decision on November 3, 1988, finding claimant sustained repetitive trauma to his cervical spine while performing his duties as a millwright for respondent and was permanently and totally disabled as of April 23, 1985, and ordering…