Forshee v. Landmark Excavating & Equipment

GARY M. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, Landmark Excavating and Equipment (“Employer”), appeals the final award of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (“the Commission”) granting Respondent, Frank Forshee (“Claimant”), permanent total disability benefits and future medical care. We affirm. 1

Claimant was born on January 14, 1940, and completed the eighth grade, but never attended high school nor did he obtain a GED. Claimant’s only adult work has been as a mechanic and a carpenter. Claimant started working as a carpenter performing residential construction for Employer in or…