Neighbors v. Commercial Union Insurance Co.

DOUCET, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment finding Stephanie Neighbors permanently partially disabled and awarding worker’s compensation benefits.

In 1979, Stephanie Novick Neighbors began a four-year apprenticeship program with the Local 406 of the Operating Engineers Union. The program, which teaches apprentices to operate heavy machinery, consists of one night a week of class and two weeks of intensive training every six months, as well as on the job training. In October 1981, Ms. Neighbors was employed by Augenstein Construction Company as a mechanic’s helper. This employment also…