Tovar v. IBP, Inc.

Lewis, J.:

This is an appeal by the claimant from the decision of the district court in a workers compensation action. After review, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

The claimant was employed by the respondent, IBP, Inc., as a blade trimmer at its processing plant in Emporia. The claimant’s duties as a blade trimmer required him to work eight hours per day trimming the fat off of the backs of processed cattle. He did so by holding a hook in his left hand and a knife in his right hand. As slabs of meat passed by the claimant’s position, he removed them from the conveyor belt,…