Barnes v. Plaquemines Parish Solid Waste

LEON A. CANNIZZARO, JR., Judge.

| t This case involves a workers’ compensation claim filed by the plaintiff, Calvin Barnes, against Plaquemines Parish Solid Waste1 (the “Employer”). Judgment was rendered in favor of Mr. Barnes, and the Employer is appealing.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Mr. Barnes was a sanitation worker. He sustained injuries on August 14, 2003, when the support step of a garbage truck that he was riding collapsed, causing him to.fall onto the pavement below. The driver of the truck continued driving the truck forward, dragging Mr. Barnes approximately ten feet before the truck…