East Texas Motor Freight Lines, Inc. v. Jacobs

Carley, Judge.

Appellant-employer was granted a Discretionary Appeal to this Court from an order of the superior court affirming an award of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation in favor of appellee-claimant.

Claimant fell while unloading boxes from a truck and then attempted to support himself with his left hand. Claimant received treatment for his left hand and received compensation until he returned to work. Some months later, claimant was forced to stop working because of disabling pain in his neck and back. The administrative law judge found that claimant experienced a change in…