Marsh Aviation of Marana v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

FROEB, Judge.

The question raised on this Special Action—Industrial Commission is whether a claimant who was given an unscheduled award for permanent total disability arising out of multiple injuries is entitled to an additional award for facial disfigurement.

Evon Strom was a crop duster pilot employed by petitioner Marsh Aviation when his airplane crashed and burned in 1968. Strom received burns over forty to sixty percent of his body, particularly on and about the face. His claim for benefits was accepted by the Industrial Commission less than one month after the crash. Strom received…