Wright Steel & MacHine, Inc. v. Heimer

11 Appellants Wright Steel & Machine, Inc., and Security National Insurance Company appeal from the decision of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (Commission) finding that appellee James Heimer had proved entitlement to additional medical treatment in the form of back surgery. Appellants argue that the Commission’s decision is not supported by substantial evidence. We affirm.

Heimer began working for Wright Steel & Machine, Inc., in 2005 as a welder/fabricator. He said that his job required heavy lifting on a daily basis of an average of 50 to 100 pounds. Although the injury at…