Hale v. CDR Operations, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

JUSTICE BARBER

Appellant/Cross-Appellee, Ronnie Hale was employed by Appellee/Cross-Appel-lant, CDR Operations, Inc., for approximately three months as a bulldozer operator. Before that, Hale had worked as a bulldozer operator for various other employers for approximately 30 years. Hale filed a workers’ compensation claim against CDR alleging cumulative trauma and an injury date of February 7, 2012. The parties subsequently stipulated that date at the Benefit Review Conference (“BRC”). Relying on Dr. Madden, the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) concluded that Hale…