Eber v. Royal Globe Insurance

Claimant appeals from a determination by the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board), contending that the Board erred in (1) affirming the referee’s denial of compensability for a condition of the left knee, and (2) reversing the referee’s finding of compensability for a condition of the left wrist. We find both conditions to be compensable and Industrial Indemnity Company to be the responsible carrier.

In November, 1977, claimant, a 50-year-old male, 6' 3-1/2" tall and weighing 250 pounds, sustained an on-the-job injury to his right knee which required a meniscectomy operation in February, 1978.…