Claim of Pedro v. Liberty Lines Express

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed October 23, 1996, which ruled that claimant had sustained a compensable injury and awarded workers’ compensation benefits.

Claimant was employed as a mechanic when he amputated the thumb on his right hand just below the distal phalange, i.e., the first knuckle, resulting in the loss of over two thirds of the length of his thumb. The Workers’ Compensation Board subsequently determined that claimant had sustained a permanent injury equal to a 50% schedule loss of the use of his right hand. The employer challenges this…