Caterpillar Tractor Co. v. Industrial Commission

Clyde A. Hoshor, Jr., filed a claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) for injuries arising out of and in the course of his employment with Caterpillar Tractor Company (Caterpillar) in East Peoria. Following three hearings, an arbitrator for the Industrial Commission awarded him 200 weeks of lost time benefits, which represents 40% permanent partial disability, $60 for medical expenses to purchase support stockings, and 125 weeks of temporary total disability benefits. The Industrial Commission affirmed the arbitrator’s finding that the…