Young v. Handy Andy

GARY M. GAERTNER, Judge.

Appellant, Sheila Young, appeals an order of the Industrial Relations Commission (“Commission”) reducing her award for medical expenses and disability. We affirm.

This workers’ compensation case began on September 15, 1980, when appellant, a food service worker, fell and knocked over a vat of hot grease onto her legs. She filed a claim on November 13, 1981, alleging injury to both legs and both feet. The injury report refers to both legs, but no mention is made regarding any other part of the body, nor does it identify any other variety of injury or disability.…