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A lathe operator for Kemper Valve and Fitting Co. injured his neck and shoulder while working. The Illinois Compensation Commission arbitrator awarded a lathe operator temporary total disability benefits, reasonable and necessary medical services, and additional medical expenses. Read the full arbitrator decision below: ILLINOIS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSIONNOTICE OF 19(b) ARBITRATOR DECISION BECK, KEVIN    

A grocery store warehouse worker testified he worked for the employer as an “order selector” in the warehouse, a position that required him to lift 1,800 to 2,300 boxes per day, each ranging from 5 to 100 pounds. On his second day back to work after being off for more than one year due to

The 44-year-old petitioner was working for UPS as a part-time sorter when a box from the truck he was unloading fell on his leg. He sustained injuries to his right leg and lower back, making it painful to work. Read the full arbitrator decision below: ILLINOIS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSIONNOTICE OF 19(b) ARBITRATOR DECISION DAVIS, LEONARD  

A University of Illinois maintenance worker injured his knee when the gator (maintenance vehicle) he was driving struck a snow boulder on the sidewalk. The cart struck the snow boulder, veered off the path and struck a tree. Read the full arbitrator decision below: ILLINOIS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSIONNOTICE OF ARBITRATOR DECISION MOSELEY, JAMES Case# 14WC014669Employee/Petitioner

A Bus driver was awarded temporary total disability for injuries to her neck and shoulders. She was hurt when her bus hit a large pothole. Read the full arbitrator decision below: ILLINOIS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSIONNOTICE OF ARBITRATOR DECISION HARRIS, TRACY                           Case# 13WC0393563Employee/Petitioner SUNRISE TRANSPORTATION

A maintenance worker injured his lower back and shoulder hauling brush for his employer. He was pulling large branches when he heard a pop, his leg went numb and he fell. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission – Arbitrator Decision Read the full arbitrator decision below: ILLINOIS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSIONNOTICE OF A19(b) ARBITRATOR DECISION WILLIAMS, KEVIN   

Arbitrator Decision:A bakery oven explosion led to burns on both hands and forearms, face and left leg of a bakery worker. The arbitrator finds that the worker is entitled to 130 weeks of compensation for the serious and permanent disfigurement caused by the incident. Read the full arbitrator decision below: ILLINOIS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSIONNOTICE OF

A Chicago Transit Authority worker receives temporary total disability for an injuries to his knees. He will receive medical expenses for treatment including bilateral total knee replacement surgeries. Read the full arbitrator decision below: Chicago Transit Authority,Respondent. DECISION AND OPINION ON REVIEW Timely Petition for Review under 19(b) having been filed by the Respondent Herein

CTA machinist receives two knee replacements Arbitrator Decision Read the full arbitrator decision below: ILLINOIS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSIONNOTICE OF A19(b) ARBITRATOR DECISION ALGUIRE, DAVID          Case# 13WC035779Employee/Petitioner CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITYEmployee/Respondent On 9/15/2015, an arbitration decision on this case was filed with the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission in Chicago, a copy of which is