Electron Corp. v. Wuerz

Opinion by

Judge MARQUEZ.

Electron Corporation, a self-insured employer, contests an order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Panel affirming the determination by an Administrative Law Judge (AU) that the claimant, Alex Wuerz, is eligible for vocational rehabilitation. We affirm.

Claimant, at age 21, sustained an on-the-job injury to his left knee on June 21, 1985, when he stepped off a fork lift while employed as a machinist for Electron Corporation. Subsequently, claimant underwent surgery, received temporary total disability benefits for various periods and unemployment compensation for an…