Frame v. Crown Zellerbach

Claimant appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board denying authorization for a program of rehabilitation. Employer cross-appeals from the Board’s order awarding claimant 40 percent permanent partial disability. We affirm the Board’s order of permanent partial disability and reverse as to the program of rehabilitation.

Claimant was working on the green chain at Crown Zellerbach on August 2, 1978, when he slipped and fell, injuring his back. A determination order was issued in 1978 awarding time loss but no permanent partial disability. Claimant returned to work and, in February,…