Nelson v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

WREN, Judge.

The issue presented on this review of an Industrial Commission award is whether petitioner’s Raynaud’s Disease was causally related to his employment. The Commission found it was not. We agree with that determination.

Petitioner, Melvin Nelson (Nelson), had worked as a mechanic for twenty-three years before starting work with Harkers Auto Repair (Harkers) on March 30, 1973. On April 27, 1973, Nelson punctured his right wrist during the course of his employment as a mechanic for Harkers. On May 2, Nelson saw Dr. Paul Allison, a general practitioner, who treated the wound…