Rivas v. K.C. Logging

KIDWELL, Justice.

Guillermo Rivas appeals from the Industrial Commission’s determination that he is entitled to a 1% whole person impairment attributable to his industrial injury. Rivas claims that he suffers a 14% whole person impairment as a result of his injury and that he suffers disability in excess of impairment. The decision of the Industrial Commission is affirmed.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Guillermo Rivas was born in Mexico and received at most a second-grade education. He cannot read or write in Spanish or English. He came to the United States approximately twenty years ago and has…