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WHITTAKER v. TROUTMAN

No. 99-SC-0034-WC.

7 S.W.3d 363 (1999)

Robert L. WHITTAKER, Director of Special Fund, Appellant, v. Mark TROUTMAN; Dever & Son Electrical Construction; Zaring P. Robertson, Administrative Law Judge; and Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied January 20, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Barr, Kentucky Labor Cabinet, Division of Special Fund, Frankfort, for Appellant.

Ronald K. Bruce, Greenville, for Appellee Mark Troutman.

Timothy P. Omara, Julie Ann Gregory, Middleton & Reutlinger, Louisville, for Appellee Dever & Son Electrical Construction.

COOPER, Justice.

Mark Troutman was severely burned by an electrical flash fire during the course of his employment with Dever & Son Electrical Construction. The burns affected Troutman's upper body, primarily his left ear and his hands. The medical evidence established that all of Troutman's physical disability was caused by the traumatic event. However, he also developed significant and disabling mental problems which included major depression and post...

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