Wilson Concrete Co. v. Rork

This is an appeal from the Nebraska Workmen’s Compensation Court, which dismissed the defendant’s application to modify a previous disability award. We affirm.

The defendant, Darrell Rork, was employed as a dispatcher and batch man by the plaintiff, Wilson Concrete Company. On February 5, 1979, the defendant suffered injuries while squatting in a manhole attempting to thaw frozen pipes with a steam hose. As a result of this accident, the defendant was awarded, on rehearing, temporary total disability from February 8, 1979, until January 26, 1980, and thereafter 25-percent permanent partial…