Fitzgerald Railcar Services v. Stevens

Cooper, Judge.

Donnell Stevens was employed by Fitzgerald Railcar Services as a blaster. His duties involved removing paint from railroad cars and the heavy metal gates attached to the bottom of the cars. Stevens alleged that he was injured on February 20, 1991 while moving a 100-pound railcar gate. While the pain from the incident did not cause him to stop working, Stevens contended that he woke up the next morning with numbness down his left side. Stevens claimed he notified his supervisor of his injury three days after the incident, upon the supervisor’s return from vacation. However, the…