Hutson v. S.C. State Ports Authority

This is a workers’ compensation case. At issue in this appeal is the award to the claimant, Franklin Hutson, following his attainment of maximum medical improvement (MMI), that limited his recovery to correspond with a thirty-percent loss of use to his back. We affirm in part and remand this matter to the commission for further proceedings. 1

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 1997, Hutson began working as a crane operator for the State Ports Authority (SPA). He had extensive prior experience in this line of work and attained an average weekly salary of $1,730. On October 21, 2004, Hutson was…