Welch v. Usner Bros. Roofing & Sheet Metal

|2LOBRANO, Judge.

On February 3, 1994, while employed as a roofer with Usner Brothers Roofing, plaintiff, Larry Welch, slipped and fell from the roof on which he was working. As he was falling, he came into contact with an electrical wire. Plaintiff suffered various injuries, including a fractured vertebrae in his neck, electrocution, and burns on his hands and arms.

Usner’s insurer, Louisiana Workman’s Compensation Corporation (LWCC), began paying benefits within the next two weeks; however, the correct amount of those benefits was not immediately determined. Welch had only begun work for…