Frakes v. Industrial Commission

Petitioner Richard Frakes sought workers’ compensation benefits after he suffered a head injury while working for respondent Old Ben Coal Company. An arbitrator awarded temporary total disability benefits of $247.14 per week for 723/v weeks, and $247.14 per week for 300 weeks as benefits for a permanent partial disability to the extent of 60% of the man as a whole, and medical benefits. The Industrial Commission (Commission) reduced the permanent partial disability benefits from 300 to 50 weeks, finding the extent of the disability was only for 10% of the man as a whole. The Commission…