Farris v. City of Louisville

OPINION

BUCKINGHAM, Senior Judge.

Toni Lynn Farris petitions for our review of an opinion of the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) affirming an order of an administrative law judge (ALJ) denying Farris’s motion to reopen her claim for benefits. We vacate and remand.

Farris was employed by the City of Louisville as a “tipper” on a garbage track. On April 11, 2000, during the course of her employment, she injured her back while lifting a heavy garbage can. Her injury was a disk herniation at L4-5. Her claim for workers’ compensation benefits was held in abeyance until after she had surgery.

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