McGILLIS v. AIDA ENGINEERING, INC

On July 24, 1985, plaintiff had several fingers amputated while operating a press during his employment with defendant AVR Manufacturing Corporation. Plaintiff filed the statutory injury report with the Bureau of Workers’ Disability Compensation. While plaintiff initially received several weeks worth of compensation benefits, they were stopped after plaintiff was informed that defendant AVR was not insured for workers’ compensation as of the date of the injury. In fact, defendant AVR’s workers’ compensation coverage had been terminated on July 13, 1985, for nonpayment of premiums.

On September…