Gilliam v. Woodside Mills

Littlejohn, Acting Judge:

The only issue presented by this appeal is whether Louise Y. Gilliam was limited to workers’ compensation benefits under S.C. Code Ann. § 42-9-30(15) (1985) for an injury to her leg as a scheduled member, or whether her resulting hip replacement entitled her to compensation under S.C. Code Ann. § 42-9-10 (1985) for total disability. The full commission, affirmed by the circuit court, found that her injury was confined to her leg. Gilliam appeals. We reverse.

In October 1989 Gilliam was injured in an on-the-job accident. She fractured her right femoral neck and required…