Jeffcoat v. Second Injury Fund

John Mauzy Pittman, Judge.

The appellant, Harold M. Jeffcoat, appeals from a decision of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission apportioning liability for his compensable injury between his employer, B.C. Keathley Construction, and the Second Injury Fund. He contends that the Commission misinterpreted the law in determining the liability of the Second Injury Fund.1 We find merit in his argument and reverse and remand.

It is undisputed that, while working for a different employer in 1989, appellant sustained a low back injury for which he received a 10.6 percent impairment rating to the…