Schumacher v. Empire Steel Manufacturing Co.

Appellant appeals a ruling of the workers’ compensation court terminating his disability benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act.

On July 26, 1972, appellant Harvey Schumacher, while working for respondent Empire Steel Manufacturing Co., injured himself when he attempted to lift a heavy steel sheet above his head. As a result of injuries to the left side of his neck, left shoulder and arm, the workers’ compensation court, at a September, 1973 hearing, found that the proper amount of compensation was $78 per week for appellant’s temporary total disability and $55 per week for his permanent…