Mary Huffmaster v. American Recreation Products

Employee: Mary HuffmasterInjury No.: 04-073460

Dependents: N/A Before the

Employer: American Recreation Products

Additional Party: Second Injury Fund

Jefferson City, Missouri

Insurer: Travelers Casualty \& Surety Company

Hearing Date:November 30, 2004 Checked by: CTL:tr

1. Are any benefits awarded herein? Yes
2. Was the injury or occupational disease compensable under Chapter 287? Yes
3. Was there an accident or incident of occupational disease under the Law? Yes
4. Date of accident or onset of occupational disease: July 14, 2004
5. State location where accident occurred or occupational disease contracted: St. Louis County, Mo.
6. Was above employee in employ of above employer at time of alleged accident or occupational disease? Yes
7. Did employer receive proper notice? Yes
8. Did accident or occupational disease arise out of and in the course of the employment? Yes
9. Was claim for compensation filed within time required by Law? Yes
10. Was employer insured by above insurer? Yes
11. Describe work employee was doing and how accident happened or occupational disease contracted: Employee was leaving work when she fell on the parking lot adjacent to her Employer's office.
12. Did accident or occupational disease cause death? No Date of death? N/A
13. Parts of body injured by accident or occupational disease: Fractures of Claimant's right and left wrists
14. Compensation paid to-date for temporary disability: None
15. Value necessary medical aid paid to date by employer/insurer? To be determined
16. Value necessary medical aid not furnished by employer/insurer? To be determined

1. Employee's average weekly wages: $\ 616.00
2. Weekly compensation rate: $\$ 410.26 / \ 354.04
3. Method wages computation: Division file

1. Amount of compensation payable:

Past medical expenses *

Future medical care **

20 weeks of past temporary total disability benefits \$8,205.20

Future temporary total disability***

(all use of an asterisk (*) denotes an uncertain amount not provided at hearing or contingent)

21.Second Injury Fund liability: No

TOTAL: $\quad \$ 8,205.20 * * * * * *$

22.Future requirements awarded:

Each of said payments to begin immediately and be subject to modification and review as provided by law. This award is only temporary or partial, is subject to further order, and the proceedings are hereby continued and the case kept open until a final award can be made.

IF THIS AWARD IS NOT COMPLIED WITH, THE AMOUNT AWARDED HEREIN MAY BE DOUBLED IN THE FINAL AWARD, IF SUCH FINAL AWARD IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS TEMPORARY AWARD.

The compensation awarded to the claimant shall be subject to a lien in the amount of N/A which is awarded above as costs of recovery of all payments hereunder in favor of the following attorney for necessary legal services rendered to the claimant:

Employee: Mary Huffmaster Injury No.: 04-073460

Dependents: N/A Before the

Division of Workers'

Employer: American Recreation Products

Department of Labor and Industrial

Additional Party: Second Injury Fund

Residions of

Missouri

Insurer:

Travelers Casualty \& Surety Company

Checked by: CTL:tr

A temporary hearing was held in the above-mentioned matter on November 30, 2004 before Administrative Law Judge Cornelius T. Lane, Jr. Claimant was represented by Attorney Scott Schonburn and the Employer/Insurer was represented by Attorney Robert Frayne.

1. Did Claimant's injuries arise out of and in the course of employment?

The Claimant offered the following exhibits:

Claimant's Exhibit A. Bill from Creve Coeur Fire Protection District.

Claimant's Exhibit B. Medical Records of Dr. Martin Boyer.

Claimant's Exhibit C. Medical Records of Dr. Shari Cohen.

The Employer/Insurer did not offer any exhibits.

1. Claimant, Mary Huffmaster, on July 14, 2004, while leaving work at approximately 4:00 p.m., walked out the side door of the building which her Employer is a tenant and fell as she walked across the parking lot to her car.
2. Claimant fell on her hands causing a fracture of her left and right wrists. Claimant's Employer was a tenant of the building and surrounding the building was a parking lot where Claimant would park.
3. Claimant normally worked from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

1. After Claimant fell on the ground fellow employees of her Employer helped her and her Employer called an ambulance and took the Claimant to Barnes Jewish Hospital.
2. As a result of the fall Claimant was operated on by Dr. Martin Boyer who did surgery on the right wrist which had been fractured and also operated on the left wrist which had also sustained a fracture.
3. Claimant is still off work and under the care of Dr. Boyer and Claimant has not gone back to work as of the date of the hearing.

1. Claimant's injuries arose out of and in the course of her employment.
2. Employer is to pay Claimant temporary total disability from the date of the injury until the date of the hearing and into the future until she reaches maximum medical improvement.
3. Employer is to pay all of Claimant's medical bills incurred as a result of the fall and injuries to her wrists and provide the Claimant with any future medical necessary to resolve her injuries that she sustained.

Date: $\qquad$

Made by:

Cornelius T. Lane

Administrative Law Judge

Division of Workers' Compensation

A true copy: Attest:

Gary J. Estenson

Acting Director

Division of Workers' Compensation