Smith v. Fabricated Metal Products

REINHARD, Judge.

James Soehlke, sole stockholder and president of employer corporation, appeals from an award of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (Commission) holding him liable to claimant as an employer. We reverse.

On March 14, 1990, claimant was a welder under the employ of Fabricated Metal Products Company (Fabricated Metal), a corporation whose president and sole stockholder was appellant. On that date, claimant suffered an injury to his lower back while welding in an awkward position. Claimant reported the injury to appellant on March 20, 1990, and indicated he was not…