Joseph E. Thornton v. Haas Bakery by Court of Appeals of Missouri

Joseph E. Thornton v. Haas Bakery

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Employee, Joseph E. Thornton, appeals from the decision of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission. We affirm. Joseph E. Thornton (claimant) was employed as a baker for Haas Bakery (employer). On January 27, 1989, while pushing a cart
loaded with bakery goods, he was injured when his left foot and ankle were struck by a metal squeegee. After the incident,
claimant received medical treatment from his own physician as well as physical therapy. He did not work from May 8, 1989 to
May 18, 1989. On August 2, 1989, employer switched claimant's treatment from his physician to employer's physician. Employer's
physician took claimant off the job on August 25, 1989. In December 1989, employer's physician performed a work capacity evaluation
on claimant and concluded as follows:

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