Sidel v. Spencer Foods

Marvin E. Sidel, Sr., appeals from the Nebraska Workmen’s Compensation Court’s dismissal of his application to modify a previous disability award. We affirm.

In April of 1977 Sidel sustained injury in an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment with Spencer Foods while lifting a tub of slaughterhouse scraps into an auger. He underwent a lumbar laminectomy at the L4-5 level later that month. A cervical fusion was performed in March of 1978 to remedy an unrelated injury. In July 1978 Sidel, while arising from a chair during a coffee-break at work, experienced pain in his lower…