Worker's Compensation Claim of Little v. State ex rel. Department of Workforce Services, Workers' Compensation Division

DAVIS, Justice.

[¶1] Appellant Marshall S. Little suffered a lower back injury when he was drawn into a mixing chute of a hot mix plant used by the paving company he worked for in 1988. He underwent a lumbar surgery in 1989. His condition improved in the early 1990s, and he did not require treatment for his back injury for several years. In 2007, he began seeing an internist, who diagnosed him with an arthritic hip and recommended a hip replacement. Mr. Little submitted a bill for $87.00 for the office visit to the Wyoming Workers' Safety and Compensation Division (the Division).

[¶2] The…