Carod Building Services v. Williams

Beasley, Judge.

The superior court affirmed a Board of Workers’ Compensation order, affirming the administrative law judge’s continuation of temporary total disability payments to claimant, on the ground that he had not failed to cooperate with rehabilitation efforts. We granted discretionary appeal.

Williams, a carpenter, was injured in 1978 while working for Carod on a construction job. A ladder collapsed and he fell, injuring his back, as a result of which a lumbar disc operation was performed in 1980. At that time, his doctor gave him a 5% permanent partial disability. In 1982, payments…