Industrial Commission Division
June 30, 2000
No. 1-99-2779WC
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IN THE
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION DIVISION
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| NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION, Appellant. v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al., (JORGE C. DIAZ) Appellee. | Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. No. 98 CH 13063 Honorable JOHN A. WARD Judge Presiding. |
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JUSTICE HOLDRIDGE delivered the OPINION of the court:
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Claimant, Jorge Diaz, filed a claim pursuant to the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act(the Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq.) (West 1996) seeking compensation for a low back injurysustained on August 14, 1990, while employed by Navistar International TransportationCorporation (the employer). The arbitrator found that claimant sustained accidental injurieswhich arose out of and in the course of his employment, and which were causally connected tohis August 14, 1990, accident. The arbitrator further made findings with respect to disputedfinancial issues of earnings and credit due to the employer under