Epps v. McAbee Construction Co., Inc., 103019 MSWC, 1710664-P-9559-D

• Case Date: October 30, 2019
• Court: Mississippi

JASON EPPS CLAIMANT v. MCABEE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. EMPLOYER And MCABEE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. CARRIER MWCCNO. 1710664-P-9559-D Mississippi Workers Compensation Decisions Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission October 30, 2019           APPEARING FOR CLAIMANT: Caroline Hummel, Esquire           APPEARING FOR EMPLOYER/CARRIER: M. Reed Martz, Esquire           ORDER ON MOTION           VIRGINIA WILSON MOUNGER ADMINSTRATIVE JUDGE.          This matter was heard telephonically on October 29, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., on Claimant's Emergency Motion to Restart Benefits and Employer/Carrier's Response, and this Administrative Judge, after reviewing the records on file at the Commission and hearing arguments of counsel, finds and orders as follows:

1. On November 17, 2017, claimant sustained a compensable injury at work when he was severely burned and which resulted in disfigurement to his ears, upper extremities and body as a whole. Claimant has not reached maximum medical improvement (MMI). Employer/Carrier were paying claimant temporary total disability benefits but recently suspended same. Claimant has requested that employer/carrier resume paying temporary total disability benefits;

2. On August 19,2019, Dr. William Wilkerson evaluated claimant and diagnosed him with Post Traumatic Stress

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