Claim of Malerba v. Ameron Global, Inc.

Peters, EJ.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed November 1, 2012, which ruled that claimant sustained a permanent total disability.

Claimant worked as an aviation overhaul mechanic and, in September 2008, was injured when a fire extinguisher exploded and struck him in the head. He thereafter applied for workers’ compensation benefits and was found to be temporarily totally disabled due to work-related injuries to his head, face, left arm and right wrist, as well as consequential depression. A dispute arose as to the permanency and degree of his cognitive impairments…