Foster v. Bath Iron Works Corporation

WEATHERBEE, Justice.

While employed as a machinist at the Bath Iron Works Corporation (BIW) plant on April 19, 1967, the Petitioner fell on some icy stairs and received severe knee injuries which disabled him. Pursuant to an agreement between the employer and Petitioner, 1 the Petitioner was paid $59.81 weekly for total disability for a three month period. Compensation was reinstated by agreement twice in 1967, once for two days and later for a month and a half, ending November 15, 1967. The Petitioner ceased to be employed by BIW on April 19, 1968, one year after his accident. The Petitioner…