Champion Home Builders v. Industrial Commission

STEWART, Justice:

John Skrlac was awarded medical expenses and temporary total disability for perforation of his duodenum resulting from heavy lifting at work. His employer, Champion Home Builders, appeals. We affirm.

Skrlac built rafters and ceilings for Champion Home Builders on an assembly line. On August 4, 1983, while lifting a heavy beam, Skrlac felt a sharp pain in his side. A medical examination by a Dr. Hi-11am following the pain showed that claimant had a perforated duodenal ulcer and that an operation on claimant’s duodenum was required.

Skrlac applied for worker’s compensation…