CF & I Steel Corp. v. Industrial Commission

TURSI, Judge.

CF & I Steel Corporation (employer) seeks review of the decision of the Industrial Commission affirming an order of a referee awarding workers’ compensation benefits to Henry Martinez (claimant). We affirm.

As a condition of his employment, claimant was required to purchase safety shoes. While at work, wearing shoes so purchased, claimant developed blistering on a foot on which he had previously suffered severe burns. Claimant reported the blistering and was treated in employer’s medical department. However, the condition became so aggravated as to require hospitalization and skin…