Peabody Coal Co. v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, Robert Fleming, filed an application for adjustment of claim pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.). In said application, claimant alleged injuries to his neck and arms on July 23, 1983, arising from and in the course of his employment with respondent, Peabody Coal Company. After a hearing held on March 23, 1988, the arbitrator found that claimant was permanently disabled to the extent of 10% of the man as a whole and, further, was entitled to $2,056.84 in medical expenses. The Industrial Commission (Commission) adopted the…