Wilson v. Gilchrist Timber Co.

Claimant appeals from an award by the circuit court of 75 per cent loss of use of a leg and 60 per cent loss of an arm by separation for unscheduled injuries as a result of an on-the-job injury incurred when a log rolled upon him. The hearing officer had made the same award as did the circuit court, but the Workmen’s Compensation Board had substantially reduced it.

The acetabulum, which is the cup-shaped depression on the external surface of the large pelvic bone into which the head of the femur fits, suffered a comminuted fracture. Repair was by open reduction, using metallic pins. The…