Lefkowitz's Case

The insurer appeals from a final decree of the Superior Court awarding the employee compensation for permanent and total incapacity under G. L. c. 152, § 34A. On January 13, 1966, in the course of his employment with the Colonial Provision Company, the employee was injured by a 2100 pound tank which crushed his thumb, most of which was subsequently amputated. Medical testimony was received to the effect that the employee suffers chronic pain not only in the thumb and hand, but also in the arm and shoulder; that he suffers vasospastic symptoms; that he regularly soaks his hand in warm water…