Armstrong v. Watkins Concrete Block

Sievers, Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Travis Armstrong appeals the decision of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court review panel which affirmed the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court trial judge determining that Armstrong’s petition for workers’ compensation benefits should be dismissed because there was no expert opinion that Armstrong suffered injury on or about May 11, 2001, in an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Armstrong was initially hired by Watkins Concrete Block (Watkins) in 1994 as a “cuber,” but in 2000, he was transferred to Watkins’…