Weeks v. Angelo Iafrate Construction Co‪.‬

In this worker's compensation action, the employee appeals that portion of the judgment which denied his claim for indemnity benefits, psychological treatment and certain medical expenses arising from a job-related injury. The workers' compensation judge (WCJ) found that the employee's minor on-the-job accident did not physically disable him and that his claim for mental injury did not require further psychiatric evaluation. Finding no error in these rulings, we affirm. Facts John Weeks worked as a carpenter's apprentice for Angelo Iafrate Construction Co. 1 On October 16, 2000, he hit his left shin with a sledge hammer while trying to remove a concrete form with a pry bar. Weeks described the resulting wound as a broken spot of skin resembling a dime. A paramedic at the job site cleaned and bandaged the wound and sent Weeks back to work. Weeks worked for the next two days, but continued to complain that the injury hurt.