Claim of Perry v. Georgia Pacific Corp.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compen*659sation Board, filed December 30, 1991, which ruled that claimant sustained a compensable injury and awarded workers’ compensation benefits.

On July 5, 1988, while at work as a machine operator in a paper mill, claimant struck his head on a metal bar. He was stunned and his knees buckled, but he neither fell to the ground nor was rendered unconscious. Two months later, claimant noticed swelling in the area of the blow and sought medical attention. After examination by several doctors, claimant ultimately underwent surgery on April 2, 1989 for the…