Sloan v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.

Employer appeals from a circuit court order which doubled to 40 percent (60 degrees) the award of the referee and the Workmen’s Compensation Board for claimant’s loss of use of his right leg from a work-connected injury. The injury was to the knee and necessitated surgical removal of the patella (kneecap). The only question is the extent of loss of use of the leg.

Claimant is a hook tender in a logging operation. His work entails supervision of a logging crew, including the physical moving of heavy blocks (pulleys) and straps used in connection with the rigging through which power is exerted…