Kaiser Steel Corp. v. Industrial Commission

HOWE, Justice:

In case No. 18704, plaintiff Louis L. Chavez seeks reversal of a decision of the Industrial Commission that denied him permanent partial impairment benefits from the Second Injury Fund. His employer, Kaiser Steel Corp., in case No. 18703 joins Chavez in seeking a reversal of the denial of those benefits and, in addition, seeks reimbursement from the Second Injury Fund for a portion of the benefits it paid Chavez.

In 1977, while employed as a miner by Kaiser Steel Corp., Chavez injured his right knee when the empty mining car he was riding struck another empty car. He continued…