Shaw v. State Accident Insurance Fund Corp.

Claimant petitions for judicial review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board reversing the referee’s award of permanent total disability and finding claimant not entitled to an increased disability award. On de novo review, we reverse the Board and reinstate the referee’s order.

Claimant injured his right knee by tripping over a hose at work on September 3, 1977. He has since undergone five operations on the knee and has received awards totalling 112.5 degrees for scheduled disability equal to 75 percent loss of the right leg. Weakness in the knee causes him to fall and restricts his…