Illinois-Iowa Blacktop, Inc. v. Industrial Commission

PRESIDING JUSTICE BARRY

delivered the opinion of the court:

The arbitrator found that the petitioner, Odell Beck, a 51-year-old construction worker, was illiterate with a third-grade education and was totally and permanently disabled by back, hip and leg injuries suffered when he fell from a stationary truck. He found that the petitioner’s average weekly wage was $511.95 and that he was entitled to receive $341.30 per week. The Industrial Commission (Commission) affirmed the arbitrator’s findings and the circuit court confirmed the Commission’s decision. The respondent, Illinois-Iowa Blacktop,…