Camacho v. Industrial Commission

OGG, Judge.

The determinative issue before this Court is whether a prior non-industrial injury resulted in a loss of earning capacity at the time of a subsequent scheduled industrial injury which would then convert that injury into the unscheduled class.

On October 24, 1969 the Petitioner, Sarah Camacho, suffered an industrial injury and was awarded a permanent scheduled disability award of 40% functional loss of the left (major) hand. In 1958 petitioner sustained a non-industrial injury to her left knee while playing softball which resulted in some permanent impairment.

Petitioner brings the…