Burch v. Industrial Commission

DONOFRIO, Presiding Judge.

The petitioner appeals from an award and finding of the Industrial Commission issued October 11, 1967, which found that as a result of his industrial injury of August 31, 1962, the petitioner has permanent impairment of his sense of smell (anosmia), but has no measurable disability rating as a result thereof, and further, that the impairment of his sense of smell does not affect his earning capacity and he is therefore not entitled to compensation.

Petitioner was injured in an automobile accident in the course and scope of his employment in 1962, when he was thrown…