Wolfe v. Industrial Commission

Petitioner, Mervin Wolfe, filed an application for adjustment of claim under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) for injuries he allegedly sustained to his head, neck and right knee while he was employed by respondent Baldwin Associates. In a decision entered March 25, 1983, arbitrator Ruth W. White awarded petitioner 10 weeks of partial disability benefit under section 8(d)(2) of the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 48, par. 138.8(d)(2)) based upon a finding that petitioner’s neck injury resulted in 2% partial disability. No benefits were awarded…