Maxey v. Major Mechanical Contractors

OPINION

BIFFERATO, Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Industrial Accident Board [hereinafter Board] by Cyrus Maxey. Mr. Maxey was injured in a compensable industrial accident on September 3, 1969. In addition to total disability, he incurred permanent injury to his left arm. He could no longer function as a non-licensed plumber, a position which, at the time of the accident, paid him $180 per week, $4.50 per hour. He subsequently obtained employment at a gas station in July of 1970, and received a salary of $500 per month for a 50-hour week, approximately $2.50 per hour. He was…