Perkins v. Radiator Shop, Inc.

|;>SOL GOTHARD, Judge.

Claimant, Gordon Perkins, appeals from a judgment dismissing his disputed workers’ compensation claim against defendant, The Radiator Shop, Inc and its insurer, Reciprocal Exchange Casualty. For the following reasons, we affirm the decision of the workers’ compensation judge.

Gordon Perkins was a mechanic for The Radiator Shop, Inc. On October 14, 1997, Perkins hurt his hand in the presence of his supervisor, Glen Pellisier, when he was struck in the right hand by a belt tension-er while working on a vehicle. Perkins first saw a doctor three weeks after the injury. .

Perkin…