Thomas M. Eby v. State Indiana

Appellant Jose Covarubias (Covarubias) injured his back while lifting molds weighing from 75 to 250 pounds in the course of his employment with Appellee Decatur Casting on June 2, 1971. After staying home for 2 weeks, he returned to Decatur Casting, but was not able to perform the work. He therefore left his employment with Decatur Casting on August 19, 1971, and has not worked since that date. Over the next two years, Covarubias consulted a member of physicians in an attempt to alleviate back pain. On April 26, 1973, he filed an application with the Industrial Board seeking compensation for total disability. Following a hearing on his application, the hearing member found Covarubias to be impaired 15% of the person as a whole, and awarded him benefits accordingly. Covarubias appealed this decision to the Full Industrial Board, which affirmed the findings and decision of the hearing member. It is this award which Covarubias asks us to review.