State ex rel. Hawkins v. Industrial Commission

{¶ 1} In 1973, appellant-claimant, Doris J. Hawkins, strained her back at work. She returned soon thereafter and continued to work without incident. In 1976, appellee, Industrial Commission of Ohio, found claimant to have a 20 percent permanent partial disability (“PPD”). PPD was increased to 30 percent three years later. Claimant received PPD compensation as a lump sum pursuant to former R.C. 4123.57(B).

{¶ 2} In 1992, claimant had back surgery that prevented her return to her former position of employment as a press operator. In 1994, the two conditions that precipitated the operation were…