Kindred v. Amalgamated Sugar Co.

HUNTLEY, Justice.

Larry Kindred’s left leg was amputated after he was injured in an industrial accident occurring on August 11, 1975. Dr. George Warner performed the above-the-knee amputation which resulted in a permanent partial physical impairment rating of ninety percent as compared to the loss of *286the leg at the hip. Primarily, there are two issues in this appeal: (1) Whether a claimant can only seek modifications of his worker’s compensation award pursuant to I.C. § 72-719, as provided on the face of the compensation agreement; (2) Whether the Industrial Commission inappropriately applied…