Claim of Carpenter v. Chevrolet-Buffalo Division of General Motors Corp.

Appeal by self-insured employer from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board. The board found that as the result of an industrial accident claimant sustained a 40% permanent loss of use of the right middle finger; that prior to such accident claimant had a defect of the right index finger equivalent to a 50% loss of use of that finger; and that, due to the accidental injury and the preexisting defect, claimant has suffered a 22%% permanent loss of use of his right hand. The board thereupon made an award for 22%% loss of use of the right hand, less a 50% loss of use of the…