Simmons v. City of Charleston

Raymond Simmons, a captain with the City of Charleston Fire Department, sustained a brown recluse spider bite to his right leg while preparing to respond to a fire call. Simmons suffered from various medical conditions which, combined with the spider bite, required the amputation of his left leg. Simmons filed a workers’ compensation claim. The single com missioner granted Simmons total disability under the general disability statute. The full commission and circuit court affirmed. The City of Charleston and Sedgwick of the Carolinas, Inc. (collectively “the City”) appeal. We affirm.

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