Newberg v. Parsons

JOHNSON, Judge.

The issues on appeal are when payment of a workers’ compensation award for an occupational disease claim should begin, and whether the claimant is totally disabled. The factual history of the case is not in dispute; however, a brief summary of the facts is necessary. On May 12, 1986, appellee, Abel Parsons, was injured in a work-related accident. The record indicates that Parsons sustained a fractured left collarbone, a fractured right shoulder blade, and a fractured spine in the lumbar area when he was pinned between a scoop and a bolter. Also, the record indicates that May…