Ruck's Bros. Dairy v. Howard

This is an appeal from a compensation order finding claimant’s hernia and epidi-dymitis to be causally related to an industrial accident on April 5, 1979, and awarding claimant TTD benefits, based on an average weekly wage of $208.07. One point raised on appeal merits discussion.

In arriving at a figure for claimant’s average weekly wage, the deputy commissioner properly took into account the value of benefits provided to claimant by his employer such as free housing and utilities. Jess Parrish Memorial Hospital v. Ansell, 390 So.2d 1201 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980). However, it appears from the record…