R.A. Cullinan & Sons v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, William L. Cooper, Jr., filed an application for adjustment of claim following an altercation with a co-worker in which head, neck, shoulder and back injuries were sustained during the course of his employment with R.A. Cullinan & Sons. Claimant filed a petition for immediate hearing pursuant to section 19(b — 1) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 48, par. 138.19) seeking temporary total disability and medical benefits. The arbitrator found that claimant initiated the altercation and denied his claim. Upon review the Industrial Commission (Commission)…