Arden-Mayfair v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

HOWARD, Presiding Judge.

This is a special action review of an award by the Industrial Commission awarding the respondent employee, Wesley Tucker, a 56.18 percent reduction in earning capacity.

On November 20, 1983, Tucker filed a claim for worker’s compensation benefits for an industrial injury sustained while he was employed by petitioner Arden-Mayfair as a meat cutter.

His claim for benefits was deemed compensable and on October 22, 1986, the petitioner-insurance carrier closed the claim with a permanent disability effective August 22, 1986. On December 3, the Industrial Commission…