Hartle v. Ozark Cable Contracting

DON E. BURRELL, Presiding Judge.

On September 17, 2002, Judy Hartle (“Claimant”) fell off a ladder and injured her right knee while acting within the course and scope of her employment for Ozark Cable Contracting. The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (the “Commission”) found that, as a direct result of this fall, Claimant sustained a 45% partial permanent disability of the right knee and awarded her compensation accordingly. Claimant’s sole contention on appeal is that all of the competent and substantial evidence established that she was totally disabled as a result of the fall.

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