Forest City Erectors v. Industrial Commission

The claimant, Daniel W. Wajerski, filed an application for adjustment of claim pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act) (111. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.). Claimant sought to recover benefits for an injury he sustained while working as an ironworker for the employer, Forest City Steel Erectors.

The arbitrator found that the claimant’s injury arose out of and in the course of his employment and that as a result of the injury he was temporarily totally disabled for 80s h weeks. The arbitrator also found that the claimant was permanently incapacitated from pursuing the…