Fairchild v. Kentucky Fried Chicken

EISMANN, Justice.

This is an appeal from the order of the Industrial Commission holding that the claimant failed to prove that he suffered a disability in excess of his impairment rating from his industrial accident. We affirm the order of the Industrial Commission.

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Factual Background.

On November 13, 2004, when he was sixteen years old, Terence Fairchild (Claimant) was employed by Kentucky Fried Chicken (Employer) as a cook. While carrying garbage to a dumpster, he slipped on ice and fell onto a concrete barrier, striking his knees. The impact caused his knees to bleed. He went inside the…