SAIF Corp. v. Terleski

Employer seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board upholding an award of permanent impairment and associated work disability for instability in claimant’s wrist. Employer contends that the administrative rules of the Department of Consumer and Business Services do not provide for a separate impairment award for wrist instability and that the board exceeded its authority. We conclude that the board erred and reverse and remand.

The facts are largely undisputed. Claimant broke both arms and suffered other injuries when he fell from a ladder while working for employer as a…