Dunmore v. Brooks Veneer Co.

Brailsford, Justice.

This workmen’s compensation case stems from a compensable injury, sustained by claimant on January 4, 1962. The casualty was a crushing “injury to his foot at about the ankle,” according to the statement of the case. The limb was surgically amputated at a point “about six and one-half inches below the knee.” The claimant retained full range of motion in his knee and hip joints. He was fitted with a prosthesis and trained in its use. He reached maxi mum recovery on January 24, 1964. The South Carolina Industrial Commission found that claimant suffered a specific loss of one…