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An arbitrator awarded benefits to a patient care technician who developed pain in her right arm and shoulder. Her job responsibilities included lifting patients, passing trays, picking up heavy trays, and transporting patients. The arbitrator awarded 9 weeks of temporary total disability benefits, medical bills, and permanent partial disability to the extent of 3% loss

A factory worker injured his back as he was crossing over an electrical cord cover and slipped on the cover, twisting his back. The arbitrator awarded the outstanding charges of $9,356.00 as well as medical care. Read the Arbitrator Decision below: ILLINOIS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSIONNOTICE OF 19(b)/8(a)ARBITRATOR DECISION LOVELAND,DAVID            Case# 15WC021134Employee/Petitioner

The petitioner was pulling a fitness center cart across the parking lot when it hit a pothole and stopped abruptly as it hit her leg. She pulled her left shoulder and neck area and felt immediate pain in those areas. The arbitrator awarded medical bills and cervical fusion surgery to the petitioner. Read the Arbitrator

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 boiler operator who injured his back loading 40 pound bags of salt into a brine tank had an arbitrator rule against him in his case for workers’ compensation benefits. The decision of the arbitrator was reversed by the Workers’ Compensation Commission. On appeal the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission was upheld by the

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