Prows v. Labor Commission

Opinion

VOROS, Judge:

T1 David Prows, a brickmason, fell from scaffolding, injuring his head and shoulder. A few years later he filed for disability benefits, claiming a permanent total disability. The Utah Labor Commission denied his claim on the ground that Prows, then gainfully employed, could not establish a permanent total disability. Prows argues that the legal category of permanent total disabilities includes many disabilities that are in fact temporary. In support of this argument he points to various sections of the Workers' Compensation Act that contemplate permanent total disability…