Legal Opinion
Potomac Electric Power Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, and Terry M. Cross
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 24, 1979No. 78-1073PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Chief Judge:
On December 7, 1974 Terry M. Cross, Jr., a Class A cable splicer with the Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO), injured his left knee while on the job. The injury was sufficiently serious to require corrective surgery to remove the medial meniscus — fibrocartilage of the knee joint — from that knee. Because a Class A cable splicer performs many strenuous chores — including climbing ladders and scaffolding, crawling in and out of manholes, and lifting heavy equipment — the residual pain, discomfort, and unsteadiness experienced by Cross upon his return to work…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- American Mutual Insurance Company of Boston and Rose Brothers Company v. Willie B. JonesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by16 opinions
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