Forklift Driver Partially Blinded in Accident Gets Penalty, but Not SEBS

A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a forklift driver was entitled to an award of penalties for his employer’s underpayment of compensation for an eye injury that left him partially blind, but that he was not entitled to supplemental earning benefits. Case: Evans v. Winn Lumber Co. LLC, No. WCA 20-28, 10/28/2020, published. Facts: Charles Evans worked as a forklift driver for the Winn Lumber Co. In December 2017, a stick struck Evans in the left eye, leaving him functionally blind in that eye. Procedural history: Evans filed a workers’ compensation claim. The insurance carrie...