Kiracofe v. B E & K Construction Co.

THOMPSON, Judge.

This workers’ compensation case was originally assigned to a former judge on this court and was recently reassigned.

Kerry Kiraeofe received second- and third-degree burns to his left arm and the left side of his face and chest on October 21, 1993, while working as an instrument fitter for BE & K Construction Company. Kiraeofe underwent skin grafts and experienced vascular constriction problems consistent with severe burns. Kiraeofe was released to return to work on March 21,1994, with the restriction that he work in a temperature environment between 65 to 75 degrees. This…