Pittman v. Inco, Inc.

EAGLES, Judge.

Following a hand injury in 1981, plaintiff returned to work in May 1982. He gave defendant employer INCO a “disability certificate” from his treating physician which stated he could do “light work” but “will not be able to lift heavy objects until he gets strength back in [left] hand.” Plaintiff initially worked in shipping, doing deliveries and light errands. At some point in May, plaintiff was assigned to work in the machine shop. According to his supervisor, he was to help two men who ordinarily operated a shearer machine, which cut sheets of metal. When sheets had to be cut…