Oriole Chemical Carriers, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Oriole Chemical Carriers, Inc. (Employer) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) affirming the decision of the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) to award Dennis Ambler (Claimant) specific loss benefits for the loss of use of his left arm.

On June 6, 1990, while employed as an over-the-road truck driver with Employer, Claimant fell and sustained a work-related injury to his left wrist and elbow, his ribs, and his head and back. As a result, Claimant received workers’ compensation benefits pursuant to a Notice of Compensation Payable. (WCJ’s…