Claim of Carr v. Cairo Fire District

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed February 20, 2009, which, among other things, ruled that claimant sustained consequential injuries as a result of a work-related accident and awarded workers’ compensation benefits.

*811Claimant, a volunteer firefighter, was rolling up a hose at a firehouse when the reel handle spun and struck the back of his right hand. Claimant suffered a fracture of his right fifth metacarpal and was initially unable to work. While recovering, claimant returned to work as a house painter, apparently performing all of his work with his left hand.…