Workers' compensation judge initially ruled worker suffered 23% permanent disability
SK Floor Covering – the defendant in the recent workers’ compensation case of Ruiz vs. SK Floor Covering and State Compensation Insurance Fund – employed the applicant as a carpet installer from July 2016 to July 2017.
The applicant claimed injuries to his left shoulder, chest, low back, both knees, both ankles, psyche, and nose or sense of smell. In January 2021, the workers' compensation administrative law judge made a finding confirming the injuries in the body parts that the applicant claimed. The judge awarded him 23% permanent disability.
The applicant asked for a reconsideration. In April 2021, a panel of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board of California affirmed the judge’s findings and award.
In December 2021, the applicant filed a petition to reopen. He claimed additional injuries to his throat, chest, liver, coccyx, and hips. He also alleged that he had sores on his hands and feet. He said that he needed medical treatment for various body parts.
A week later, the company objected to the petition to reopen and filed a declaration of readiness to proceed regarding the petition.
Last August, the workers’ compensation administrative law judge found that the applicant failed to prove the injuries to the additional body parts claimed and failed to submit evidence showing that he sustained new and further disability.
The applicant again sought reconsideration. He made the following...
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