Ford v. Industrial Commission

OGG, Judge.

This is a special action review of an April 26, 1983 Industrial Commission award for a noncompensable claim. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the administrative law judge’s (AU’s) award.

Claimant, Edward F. Ford, was employed by respondent, Phelps Dodge Corporation, at the New Cornelia mine in Ajo, Arizona from May, 1959 to March, 1981. During these years he worked primarily in the crushing operations as a cleanup operator, car operator, screen operator, short heads operator, standard crusher operator and primary crusher operator. Claimant testified that during the…