Stevens v. Kimmel

STATON, Judge.

On February 13,1973, Samuel D. Stevens sustained a fractured right tibia and fibula in the course of his employment as a millwright at Bethlehem Steel Corporation’s plant in Burns Harbor, Indiana. Following the injury, Stevens was taken to Bethlehem Steel’s medical clinic, where he was examined by Louis E. Kimmel, M.D., a physician employed by the corporation. Kimmel’s treatment of the broken leg culminated in surgery, whereby a metal “compression plate” was inserted in Stevens’ leg to facilitate the healing process and to strengthen the damaged limb. Stevens subsequently began…