Takeshi Tsuchiyama v. Kahului Trucking & Storage, Inc.

This is an appeal from a determination by the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board that the appellee was totally and permanently disabled as a result of an industrial accident incurred in the course and scope of his employment by the appellant. We affirm.

The essential facts are not in dispute. Appellee, who has a high school education and does not speak good English, was employed as a mechanic by appellant for more than 40 years. When he was 62, he injured his back while on the job. He was off the job for almost three years, during which time his back was operated on for surgical…