American Cast Iron Pipe Co. v. Uptain

MONROE, Judge.

Timothy Uptain sued his employer, American Cast Iron Pipe Company (ACIPCO), seeking workers’ compensation benefits for a leg injury he received in a work accident. After ore tenus proceedings, the trial court found that Uptain had suffered a five percent loss of use of one leg, a loss in earning capacity, and a resulting vocational loss of 18 percent. The company was ordered to pay benefits accordingly. ACIPCO appeals.

Uptain worked as a “hook-up man” for ACIPCO. The job required him to hook heavy flasks, or molds, to an overhead crane in the foundry. On November 20, 1992,…