Oscar Mayer & Co. v. Industrial Commission

Claimant appeals from an order of the circuit court reversing the Industrial Commission (Commission) decision which affirmed an arbitrator’s award of benefits to claimant for carpal tunnel syndrome. The trial court concluded claimant failed to establish a date of accident as required by the supreme court decision in Peoria County Belwood Nursing Home v. Industrial Comm’n (1987), 115 Ill. 2d 524, 505 N.E.2d 1026. Claimant appeals and we reverse.

The facts are undisputed. Claimant began his employment at respondent’s hog slaughtering facility in 1968. He worked in various capacities for the…