Peagler v. Tyson Foods, Inc.

EAGLES, Chief Judge.

Defendant Tyson Foods, Inc. appeals from an order of the Industrial Commission awarding the plaintiff workers’ compensation benefits for a work-related injury which occurred on 28 April 1993.

Evidence before the Commission included the following: Plaintiff Granvil Peagler began working for Defendant Tyson Foods in 1985. Mr. Peagler had dropped out of school after the third grade and was illiterate. At Tyson Foods, Mr. Peagler’s job entailed washing out eighteen wheeler refrigeration trucks, checking the tire pressure and fuel level, and moving the trucks as needed. On 28…