Filtered Decisions

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits to Regina Davis for an alleged injury on November 20, 2000. The Commission found that there was no compensable accident or occupational disease arising out of and in the course of employment, resulting in no compensation awarded.

The Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits to Marcus Bentley for an alleged back injury on October 16, 2003. The claimant failed to prove that his physical complaints were related to a work incident and therefore no compensation was awarded.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the administrative law judge's award allowing workers' compensation benefits for an ironworker who sustained a repetitive strain injury to his right upper extremity while employed by Vee-Jay Cement Construction Company. The claimant was awarded compensation for temporary total disability, permanent partial disability to the elbow and wrist, and disfigurement.

The Missouri LIRC affirmed the administrative law judge's award allowing workers' compensation benefits to Douglas Hayden for injuries sustained on February 12, 2003, when his vehicle was struck by a truck while transporting workers. The claimant was awarded 10% permanent disability referable to cervical spine and 20% permanent disability referable to the left bicep, with past medical expenses and temporary disability compensation already paid by the insurer.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits to Mark H. Frumhoff for a right shoulder injury allegedly sustained on April 21, 2004. The Commission found that the injury did not arise out of and in the course of employment, making it non-compensable under Missouri workers' compensation law.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award of workers' compensation benefits for Cordia Anderson's back injury sustained on September 24, 2002, while dumping a 55-gallon drum. The injury was found to be compensable under Missouri law with permanent total disability benefits awarded.

The Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award of workers' compensation benefits to Lynn Knox for a right shoulder injury sustained on July 15, 2002, while reaching for merchandise at Garden Ridge Management. The claimant was awarded 30% permanent partial disability with total compensation of $17,406.27, with liability shared between the employer's insurer and the Second Injury Fund.

The Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award allowing workers' compensation benefits for David Garrett's occupational disease injuries to both upper extremities sustained while performing repetitive lifting and stacking work duties at Earthgrains Company. The claimant was awarded 30% permanent partial disability to the body as a whole, with the claim against co-employer Micro Innovations denied.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's denial of workers' compensation benefits for Ann Dudley, finding that her alleged injury from work stress on January 2, 2004 did not constitute a compensable accident or occupational disease under Missouri law. No compensation was awarded as the injury was determined not to have arisen out of and in the course of employment.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award of 15 weeks temporary total disability and 160 weeks permanent partial disability, rejecting the employee's claim for permanent total disability benefits. The Commission found the employee failed to prove that her psychiatric condition (somatoform disorder) was directly and proximately caused by the work-related accident of December 13, 1996.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits to James Brown for a right upper extremity injury allegedly caused by repetitive use on April 16, 2003. Although the injury arose out of and in the course of employment, it was found not to be compensable under Chapter 287 of Missouri law.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits to James Hayes for an alleged left shoulder injury sustained on May 6, 2002, while pouring molten metal. The Commission found that the injury did not arise out of and in the course of employment and therefore was not compensable under Missouri workers' compensation law.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits to employee Garrick Clewis for an alleged October 22, 1999 motor vehicle accident. The Commission found the employer's evidence more credible, determining that the employee did not sustain an injury arising out of and in the course of employment.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits to James G. Hawley for an alleged back injury from lifting a generator on February 1, 2002. The court found that the employee was not in the employ of the employer at the time of the alleged accident and that the injury did not arise out of and in the course of employment.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the administrative law judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits to Mark Howard for a low back injury alleged to have occurred on September 4, 2003, finding that the injury did not arise out of and in the course of employment. No compensation was awarded in this case.

The Commission affirmed the administrative law judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits to Curtis Williams, finding he did not sustain a compensable injury arising out of his employment. The employee's pre-existing diabetic neuropathy and foot conditions were determined to be the cause of his reported pain while working on a ladder, rather than an accident arising out of employment.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award denying all workers' compensation benefits to Brian Senter. The Commission found that the injury was not compensable under Missouri workers' compensation law as it did not arise out of and in the course of employment.

The Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits to employee Cory Washington, finding that his alleged back injury from lifting boxes on April 1, 2003 did not arise out of and in the course of his employment. No compensation was awarded, and the claim was determined to be non-compensable under Missouri workers' compensation law.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the administrative law judge's award allowing workers' compensation benefits for an occupational disease claim. The employee, who loaded, unloaded, and drove trucks carrying heavy construction equipment from 1984 through December 1, 2001, suffered injuries to bilateral knees, back, and body as a whole that arose out of and in the course of employment.

The Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits to Donnell Durley for tinnitus allegedly developed after retirement from Anheuser-Busch. The claimant failed to establish that the occupational disease arose out of and in the course of employment, resulting in no compensation awarded.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the administrative law judge's award denying workers' compensation benefits to Jay Downing for an accident occurring on August 28, 2003. The Commission found that the employee transported tools to his home for personal convenience rather than employer benefit, and rejected the applicability of the mutual benefit doctrine to make the accident compensable.

The Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits to Tim Temple for a spontaneous pneumothorax that occurred on October 3, 2000. Medical evidence did not establish that the spontaneous pneumothorax was work-related, despite the injury occurring while the employee was loosening a bolt with a wrench.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the administrative law judge's award allowing workers' compensation benefits to employee Connie Woody for an injury occurring on February 19, 1996 in Greene County, Missouri. The Commission found the award was supported by competent and substantial evidence and made in accordance with the Missouri Workers' Compensation Act.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award finding that the employee's motor vehicle accident injury arose out of and in the course of employment. The Commission determined all findings were supported by competent and substantial evidence under the Missouri Workers' Compensation Act.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award of workers' compensation benefits to Paul Bratcher for plantar fasciitis caused by wearing rigid steel-toed shoes on hard concrete floors. The claimant was awarded $4,663.91 in total compensation consisting of unpaid medical expenses and permanent partial disability benefits.