Bond v. St. Regis Paper Co.

Employer, St. Regis Paper Company, enrolled under Plan I of the Workers’ Compensation Act, appeals from a Workers’ Compensation Court award to claimant of temporary total disability benefits, medical costs and attorney fees.

The employer hired claimant in 1973 to perform tasks requiring physical labor. In August, 1975, claimant’s left wrist was injured during work. Upon consulting a doctor, claimant was advised that he had tendonitis and to rest the wrist for a few days. Following, in October, 1975, the same wrist was again injured during work. X-rays were taken revealing an old, un-united…