Addison Fabricators, Inc. v. Davis

Addison Fabricators, Inc. ("Addison"), appeals from a judgment entered by the Winston Circuit Court in favor of Ernest Davis awarding him workers' compensation benefits for an alleged permanent total disability. We reverse and remand.

Davis, who was 56 years old at the time of trial, first began working for Addison in 1987. Addison builds tanks and Davis worked for Addison primarily as a "fitter," fitting large metal cylinders together. On April 19, 1999, Davis was operating a shear machine to cut a piece of metal. While performing this task, the machine malfunctioned and smashed Davis's right…