Parker v. Ashley Furniture Industries

IRVING, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Isaac Parker appeals the decision of the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission (Commission), which held that Parker did not suffer a loss of industrial use due to a work-related injury, and, therefore, was not entitled to permanent disability benefits.

¶ 2. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 3. On March 23, 2011, while assembling wooden furniture frames at an Ashley Furniture assembly plant, Isaac felt a sharp pain in his hands. Isaac reported his pain to the plant nurse and his supervisor. The nurse scheduled Isaac an appointment with a…