Chicago Mill & Lumber Co. v. Greer

George Howard, Jr., Judge.

On January 17, 1978, claimant-appellee, a 62-year-old black man, with no formal education — claimant cannot even write his name — while in the course of his employment with appellant, was injured when a log fell on his right foot fracturing his ankle. The fracture required surgery involving the insertion of metal screws to repair the injury.

Claimant’s left leg was amputated below the knee in 1938 or 1939 as a consequence of an injury for which he received no compensation.1

The Workers’ Compensation Commission, in determining claimant’s permanent disability and the…