Mr. Chavez said the claimant’s job required the claimant to lifting an average 90 pounds to include items such as bags of concrete, roofing materials, mortar, boxes of tiles, sinks, lavatories, doors, and street lights. Also, to these duties of carrying and lifting items, the Claimant’s physical functions requires the Claimant to perform the following physical motions: Kneeling, squatting, bending at the waist and bending at the neck.
He said Claimant Gomez works Monday through Thursday from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off. He said the …show more content…
Chavez stated Claimant Gomez is married and has two grown children who do not reside with him, and their health is good.
He does not believe that Claimant Gomez does not participate in any sports or physical activities.
Mr. Chavez stated that the Claimant does not have a gym membership or participates in other events involving physical activity. He said the claimant did not either smoke or consume alcohol and did not have any substance abuse problems.
Mr. Chavez recalled the Claimant was involved in a couple of industrial work-related injuries. He recalled one industrial incident when the claimant struck his head against a boom from a crane. He said the Claimant was off from work for about one month after his head injury before the Claimant was released back to full duties. He does not recall the details of the accident as this information is within the claimant’s personnel file with the City’s Human Resources Department. Mr. Chavez said he did not have any records showing any of the claim numbers or documentation for his four past work related