Smith v. Riceland Foods, Inc.

Sam Bird, Judge.

Charles D. Smith appeals a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission holding that he had failed to prove by a preponderance of the credible evidence that he injured his back in a compensable fall that occurred on September 20, 1994. Appellant argues the decision is not supported by substantial evidence.

The appellant, a thirty-six-year-old man, was injured when a “man-lift” he was riding broke, and he fell thirty-five to forty feet. At first all he could feel was his legs hurting “real bad,” and he couldn’t get up. Appellant was immobilized and taken by ambulance to the…