State ex rel. Lacroix v. Industrial Commission

{¶ 1} Relator-appellant, Sherwood Lacroix, appeals the judgment of the Tenth District Court of Appeals denying his request for a writ of mandamus that would require respondent-appellee Industrial Commission of Ohio to enter an order awarding him compensation for permanent total disability.

{¶ 2} For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

{¶ 3} Lacroix was injured on September 7, 2003, while working for appellee GMRI, Inc., as a dishwasher/baker/maintenance worker. He was 26 years old. His workers’ compensation claim was allowed for cervical/lumbar strain, head…