Howlett's Tree Service v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, Kevin J. Engels, filed an application for adjustment of claim under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) as a result of a knee injury sustained in the course of his employment with respondent, Hewlett’s Tree Service. The arbitrator.awarded claimant temporary total disability benefits and vocational rehabilitation expenses for a one-year course in the agricultural/business track of a local junior college for a position in coop management, seed fertilizer sales, or as . an elevator operator. The Industrial Commission affirmed the…