Caterpillar, Inc. v. Industrial Commission

The employer, Caterpillar, Inc. (employer), appeals from an order of the circuit court of Marshall County confirming an Illinois Industrial Commission (Commission) decision finding that David C. Hankins (claimant) had sustained a permanent 100% loss of the use of his right hand. The Commission’s decision awarded claimant temporary total disability (486/7 weeks), permanent partial disability (190 weeks) and interest pursuant to section 19(n) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 48, par. 138.19(n)). We affirm.

Claimant testified that while working at Caterpillar on…