Lee v. Dr. Pepper Bottling Co.

John F. Stroud, Jr., Chief Judge.

Appellant, Timothy C. Lee, appeals from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission that denied him benefits for a back injury. We affirm.

Appellant was hired by Dr. Pepper Bottling Company as a driver-delivery person for a bottled-water delivery route. He started work on May 4, 1998. According to appellant, on or about May 6, 1998, he was delivering water to a state building in downtown Little Rock, and he “heard something pop” as he was bending down to unload fifty-pound bottles of water. He stated that he slowed down when he heard the pop, that he did…