Eisnach v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N OF STATE OF COLO.

KIRSHBAUM, Judge.

Claimant, Ralph Eisnach, seeks review of a final order of the Industrial Commission which denied him an award of permanent disability benefits. He contends that pursuant to § 8-53-106(1), C.R.S.1973, a referee may not reverse his initial finding and order without a further evidentiary hearing, and that there was insufficient evidence to sustain the Commission’s findings. We disagree and affirm.

Claimant worked as a heavy equipment mechanic and welder for 36 years. He had been employed by Peter Kiewit Sons Construction for one week when on January 24, 1978, he became ill as a…