Claim of Musto v. Asplundh Tree

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed October 1, 1997, which established claimant’s average weekly wage.

Claimant (then age 69) was injured in September 1993 when he was struck by a motor vehicle while engaged in his employment as a flag person. The accident, which left claimant various injuries, occurred on his third day of work. Claimant’s subsequent application for workers’ compensation benefits was granted; however, the amount of his average weekly wage became a matter of dispute due to the brief duration of claimant’s employment. The Workers’ Compensation Board…