Interlake, Inc. v. Industrial Commission

This worker’s compensation case arose on May 13, 1975, when claimant, Willie Allen, an employee of respondent, Interlake, Inc., fell into an 18-inch recessed area in the factory floor. As he fell, his back struck a machine part, and he immediately felt low back pain. He saw the company physician, who advised him to consult his family doctor. His family doctor treated him with pain and nerve medications, but without any lasting success. Claimant continued to work, but from late 1975 to early 1977 he sought additional medical advice from four different physicians, taking a medical leave of…