Emerson Electric Co. v. Powers

George Howard, Jr. Judge.

Appellee sustained a compensable injury to his eye when hot metallic aluminum splashed in his face. Since the accident, appellant has not been able to judge distance and read signs along the highway; he has a nervous condition and his ability to drive an automobile has been affected appreciably.

Dr. Bobby Earl McKee, an ophthalmologist,1 testified that while appellee had an estimated impairment of 8.5% to the right eye and 16.4% impairment to the left eye, these figures did not actually represent the total visual impairment sustained by the claimant; that claimant’s…