Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided December 10, 1998No. 98CA0495PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge RULAND.
Petitioner, James A. Nelson (claimant), seeks review of a final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel) which dismissed his claim for workers’ compensation benefits. We affirm.
Claimant, a finish carpenter, sustained a work-related injury to his left hand in September 1996, while working as an interior trim carpenter for David Hachenberger. However, Hachenberger denied liability for workers’ compensation benefits asserting that claimant was an independent contractor at the time of the injury. After an evidentia-ry hearing, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)…
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