Messamore v. Peabody Coal Co.

PARK, Judge.

On March 5, 1974, the appellant, Charles Messamore sustained a work-related injury while employed by the appellee, Peabody Coal Company. The Workman’s Compensation Board found that Messamore had suffered a permanent injury to his left leg. The board also found that this injury would *695not limit his occupational opportunities to obtain the kind of work he was customarily able to do. The board made no award of income benefits for occupational disability under subparagraph (b) of KRS 342.730 (1), but it did award him income benefits for functional disability under the “price tag”…