Moore v. American Coal Co.

DURHAM, Justice:

Claimant seeks reversal of a decision of an administrative law judge denying him a hearing to review the report of the medical panel on his workers’ compensation claim. We affirm.

Claimant injured his right knee in April 1979 when he slipped on a piece of coal in the course of his employment with American Coal Company. While in the military, claimant had suffered an injury to the same knee and had undergone reparative surgery previous to the 1979 accident.

Claimant had surgery on his right knee in 1979, 1980, and 1981. The Utah State Insurance Fund, as insurer for American Coal…