Chicago Housing Authority v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, Henry Swierenga, filed an application for adjustment of claim pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.). Therein he alleged a head injury which arose out of and in the course of his employment with the employer, Chicago Housing Authority. After a hearing conducted on July 18, 1988, the arbitrator found that claimant had sustained a 45.5% loss of hearing in his right ear, a 15.1% loss of hearing in his left ear, a 15% loss of use of his right thumb and two weeks’ disfigurement to his forehead over his right eyebrow. On November…