Hebeler v. Industrial Commission

PRESIDING JUSTICE BARRY

delivered the opinion of the court:

The petitioner, John Hebeler, filed a petition for emergency hearing under section 19(b — 1) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 48, par. 138.19(b — 1)). He claimed that his back condition of herniated nucleus pulposus with sciatica had resulted from an injury he suffered on August 7, 1987, while working for the respondent, Holland Company. The arbitrator found that the petitioner’s back condition was causally connected with his work. On review, the Industrial Commission (Commission) found that while the August…