Widener v. Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

This is a Workers’ Compensation proceeding in which the employer, Louisiana-Pacific, appeals from an order of the circuit court determining that claimant, suffered an injury during the course and scope of his employment. The employer contends that (1) the claimant failed to prove the industrial injury, and (2) the claim is barred by the failure to give timely notice.

Claimant contends that on or about July 19, 1973, he sustained an injury to his low back when he slipped and fell while servicing a saw used to split oversized logs in the employer’s log pond. There were no witnesses to the…