Pybus Steel Co. v. Department of Labor & Industries

Claimant, James W. Wyatt, while in the employ of Pybus Steel Company was struck on the head by a sheave block from a crane. On February 2, 1968, a claim was filed with and accepted by the department, treatment provided, and on May 18, 1970, the claim was closed by order granting an award for permanent, partial disability equal to 10 percent of the maximum allowable for unspecified disabilities. The Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals reversed the department’s order by increasing the award to 80 percent. Pybus, joined by the department, appealed to the Superior Court and obtainéd a jury…