State ex rel. McCoy v. Dedicated Transport, Inc.

{¶ 1} These two workers’ compensation appeals have been consolidated for purposes of review because they arise from analogous facts and present a common legal issue.

Case No. 2001-0232

{¶ 2} On March 3,1998, claimant-appellant, Lester McCoy, received an injury in the course of and arising from his employment as a truck driver with appellee Dedicated Transport, Inc. Dedicated Transport, a self-insuring employer under the Workers’ Compensation Act, certified the claim for “contusion of left elbow; contusion of back lumbar.” Claimant’s treating physician released him to return to work on March 9,…