Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. v. Bobchak

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The claimant in this workers’ compensation case sustained an osteochondral fracture to his left knee on August 10, 1987, while employed as a laborer for W. H. Gross Construction Company. He underwent arthroscopic surgery as treatment for this injury and was paid disability benefits until October 12, 1987, when he began working for Lockheed Missiles & Space Company. On February 25, 1988, he noticed a “tired and weak feeling” in the knee after climbing and descending a ladder at Lockheed. By that evening the knee had become painful and swollen, resulting in further…