Wilburn v. State Accident Insurance Fund

The principal issue in this workers’ compensation case is the extent of the claimant’s disability. The claimant contends that he is permanently and totally disabled. We agree.

The claimant suffered a compensable injury in 1971 when the edge of a landfill collapsed from under the garbage truck he was driving. The truck, with claimant still inside the cab, fell some 25 or 30 feet to the bottom of the landfill. Claimant suffered a concussion, deep scalp lacerations, cervical strain and an inguinal hernia. He was treated at a hospital emergency room, then released. The next day, however, claimant…