Lease v. Baker, McHenry & Welch, Inc.

This is an appeal from the award of the Full Industrial Board which allowed Appellant-Employee 41.125 weeks of compensation based upon a permanent impairment of 23.5% loss of vision to his right eye. The eye was injured in an accident within the scope of Appellant’s employment, and liability was stipulated below. This appeal concerns only the manner in which compensation is to be fixed.

The facts are not in dispute. Prior to the accident Appellant-Employee had vision as follows:

Uncorrected With Glasses

Right 20/400 to 20/500 20/20

Left 20/400 to 20/500 20/20

Following the accident and corrective…