Outboard Marine Corp. v. Industrial Commmission

PRESIDING JUSTICE McCULLOUGH

delivered the opinion of the court:

Respondent employer Outboard Marine Corporation appeals from an order of the circuit court of Lake County confirming a decision of the Illinois Industrial Commission (Commission). The arbitrator awarded claimant Donald Rivord $311 per week for 4 weeks for temporary total disability and $279.90 per week for 30 weeks for permanent partial disability (PPD) due to a 25% loss of the use of each of claimant’s right index, middle, ring, and little fingers (820 ILCS 305/ 8(b), (e)(2) through (e)(5) (West 1996)). The Commission affirmed…