Fulton v. King Soopers

Judge DUBOFSKY

dissenting.

I respectfully dissent.

Claimant caught his left hand in a forklift and suffered a partial amputation of several fingers. In a medical report, his treating physician opined that, as a result of this injury, claimant suffered a permanent partial disability of 22 percent loss of the left hand function, which, in turn, resulted in a 12 percent loss of the whole man.

Claimant returned to his job with employer. At the hearing, claimant testified to his limitations in performing certain duties connected with his job.

The Panel, in affirming the AU’s determination that claimant…