A Union carpenter from Camp Hill, PA, working for Enerfab, Inc., sustained a work injury described as a left pinky fracture in December 2011 which the insurance carrier, Continental Casualty Company, accepted. We filed a Reinstatement Petition because the injured worker was laid off from work in January 2013 while under work restrictions due to his work injury. The parties entered into a Stipulation where the insurance carrier reinstated the injured worker’s temporary total disability wage loss benefits. The insurance carrier had the injured worker attend an independent medical examination and the IME physician reported that the injured worker’s diagnosis was limited to loss of use of right small finger open P1 fracture and post traumatic stiff of PIP joint and that he had reached maximum medical improvement; that he could not perform the essential duties of his job without accommodations and that he lost specific use of his right small finger. The Defendant filed a petition seeking to have the injury limited to a specific loss of the finger. If successful, that would have stopped his compensation benefits as he had already received more weeks than is allowed for the loss of a finger under Pennsylvania (PA) workers’ compensation law. We filed a Review Petition in August 2013 to have the description of injury amended to include an injury to the left ring finger, and anxiety. We sought ongoing wage loss since 1) he had not lost compete loss of the finger and 2) he had other injuries/disability besides the one finger. The judge denied supersedes so the weekly benefits continued while we litigated. While the case was being actively litigated and after both doctors testified, the future benefits were settled for $153,000 via a compromise and release.
The law firm of Calhoon and Kaminsky P.C., represents injured workers Disability throughout Pennsylvania, including but not limited to, Altoona, Harrisburg, Pottsville, Allentown, Reading, Bloomsburg, Easton, Bethlehem, Norristown, Bristol, Williamsport, State College, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Lancaster, Waynesboro, York and all cities in Bucks County, Chester County, Columbia County, Dauphin County, Delaware County, Lackawanna County, Lancaster County, Lebanon County, Lehigh County, Luzerne County, Lycoming County, Montgomery County, Monroe County, Montour County, Northampton County, Northumberland County, Philadelphia County, Pike County, Schuylkill County, Wyoming County and York County, PA. Our offices are located at 2411 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA, and we can arrange for meeting locations at law offices throughout the State.
Calhoon and Kaminsky P.C.
2411 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
1-717-695-4722
