Filtered Decisions

The Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award allowing workers' compensation benefits for Shawn Claspill's injury sustained from a fall off a forklift on July 31, 2006. The employee was awarded 40 weeks of permanent partial disability compensation at a weekly rate of $532.76 for a 10% permanent disability rating.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the administrative law judge's award finding that Thomas M. Roemisch, who fell in a courthouse parking lot while appearing for jury duty, qualifies as an employee of Greene County under Missouri workers' compensation law. The decision is temporary or partial, with proceedings remaining open for final determination pending further evidence.

The Commission affirmed the administrative law judge's award for an employee who fell down stairs while traveling to see patients as part of her home health care duties. The injury arose out of and in the course of employment because traveling to patients and exiting the building were integral to the employee's job duties, creating a clear nexus between the work and the injury.

The Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award finding that the employee's right upper extremity injury sustained in a stairwell fall on March 27, 2008, was a compensable work injury. Benefits including temporary total disability compensation and medical aid were awarded, with the case kept open for final determination.

The Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits, finding no compensable injury under Missouri law. The employee's alleged fall from a ladder on January 5, 2005 was determined not to have occurred in the course of employment with either listed employer.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award of workers' compensation benefits to Robin Crank for a fall injury sustained on June 16, 2003, while putting on booties at work. The claimant was awarded 60 weeks of permanent partial disability benefits at 15% permanent disability with a weekly compensation rate of $226.66.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the administrative law judge's award of workers' compensation benefits to Michael Bennett for injuries sustained in a 15-20 foot fall onto a concrete floor on March 4, 2003. The employee was awarded 35% permanent partial disability of the body as a whole and permanent total disability benefits, along with temporary total disability compensation and medical aid reimbursement.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the administrative law judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits to Joyce Bivins for a fall that occurred on August 27, 2006. The Commission found insufficient credible evidence that the claimant's foot stuck to the floor as she claimed, as photographic evidence and employer investigation showed no hazardous condition on the floor that would have caused the injury.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award allowing workers' compensation benefits to David Kinealy for injuries sustained in a fall at a Ford Motor Company facility on January 19, 2002. Kinealy, a pipefitter, fell 10-12 feet through a ceiling while installing a sprinkler system, resulting in a left ankle injury and thoracolumbar spine injury with permanent disability ratings of 35% and 20% respectively.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits to Gary Ahern for injuries resulting from a seizure-induced fall on February 14, 2006, based on the idiopathic cause exclusion under Missouri workers' compensation law. One commissioner dissented, arguing the fall arose out of and in the course of employment and the idiopathic exclusion should not apply.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award denying workers' compensation benefits to Laura Belmar for a fall on stairs at work on December 31, 1996. Although the injury was found to be compensable and work-related, no compensation was awarded in the final decision.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the administrative law judge's award of workers' compensation benefits to Charles Roy Bennett for a fall injury sustained on June 27, 2000, while performing routine maintenance on a horizontal milling machine at Gardner Denver, Inc. The employee was awarded compensation for 17.5% whole body permanent partial disability and temporary total disability benefits, with medical expenses totaling $57,255.89 already paid by the employer.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the administrative law judge's award allowing workers' compensation benefits to Linda Moore for a fall injury sustained on March 16, 2001. The Commission found the claimant eligible for permanent total disability benefits beginning January 1, 2003, along with medical expenses and temporary disability compensation already paid.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award finding that employee Hector Torres-Olivares suffered a compensable work-related injury when he fell on March 23, 2005 during the course and scope of his employment. The Commission awarded 47 weeks of past temporary total disability compensation of $17,547.45 plus ongoing weekly benefits of $373.35.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award finding that employee Apolinar Sandoval's fatal fall on March 23, 2005 was a compensable work injury arising out of and in the course of his employment. Death benefits of $17,547.45 for 47 weeks plus ongoing weekly benefits of $373.35 were awarded to the deceased employee's dependents.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award finding Aaron Medina's fall on February 2, 2005, to be a compensable work injury. The employee is entitled to temporary total disability benefits at $373.35 per week, with 54 weeks of compensation awarded through February 16, 2006, and ongoing benefits to continue pending final determination.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award denying compensation in a workers' compensation case involving an employee who fell off a ladder while working as an electrician on March 23, 2006. Although the injury to the right knee and low back was found to be compensable and work-related, no benefits were awarded due to findings in favor of the employer and insurer regarding medical causation, future medical care, and disability.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award allowing workers' compensation benefits for Jeremy Cromley's fall from scaffolding on May 27, 2003, in Jackson County, Missouri. The claimant was found to have sustained a compensable injury resulting in 60 percent permanent partial disability to the body as a whole, with necessary medical aid valued at $18,525.78.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits to Betty Jaynes, who claimed a work-related injury from tripping over a light cord and falling while caring for a patient on April 24, 1999. Although the injury arose out of and in the course of employment, the Commission found no compensable injury warranting benefits.