Carter v. C & F Pipeline Service

GOODMAN, Presiding Judge.

This is an original proceeding to review an order of a Workers’ Compensation Court three-judge panel affirming the trial court’s award of permanent partial disability benefits for loss of use of the claimant’s eye and disfigurement to his face. Based upon our review of the record and applicable law, we sustain in part, vacate the order, and remand with directions.

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Claimant James W. Carter filed a Form 3 alleging that on March 19, 1992, he was injured during the course of his employment as a mechanic for C & F Pipeline Service when a drive chain came off a water pump,…