Dodge v. S & B Logging

hDECUIR, Judge.

Kenneth Dodge filed suit against his employer, S & B Logging, after workers’ compensation benefits were terminated based on a release to return to work following knee surgery. Dodge appeals from the dismissal of his claim against S & B Logging. After reviewing the merits of Dodge’s claim, we find no manifest error in the decision rendered by the workers’ compensation judge and affirm.

Dodge was employed as a truck driver for S & B Logging. He hauled pulpwood, driving an eighteen-wheeler with a thirteen speed transmission. It was a heavy manual labor job, involving lifting,…