ABB POWER T & D CO. v. Kempker

JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.

In this consolidated appeal, ABB Power T & D Company appeals the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission’s finding of no Second Injury Fund liability in its award of permanent, total disability benefits to William Kempker. Mr. Kempker appeals the denial of his claim for future medical expenses. The judgment is affirmed in part and reversed in part.

Statement of Facts

William Kempker was employed by ABB from 1977 to May 2001. For the last fifteen to eighteen years of his employ ment there, he worked as a coil winder. On February 24, 2001, Mr. Kempker was running a…