Durham v. Copley

COMBS, Justice.

The appellant in this Workers’ Compensation case is a middle-aged man with an eighth grade education and no occupational training. His entire work life has consisted of manual labor as a mechanic’s helper or mechanic. He had worked for the employer as a helper and mechanic for about five years when, as alleged in his Form 11, he sustained an injury to his neck and shoulder.

Prior to the alleged injury the employee had experienced some problems with his arms and hands. Nevertheless he had been a hard and steady worker. On December 12, 1985, while assisting in the installation of…