Second Injury Fund of Iowa v. Klebs

SNELL, Justice.

Petitioner, Second Injury Fund of Iowa, appeals from the district court’s reversal of the Industrial Commissioner’s determination of respondent’s workers’ compensation rate. We reverse the decision of the district court and affirm the decision of the Commissioner.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Appellant, Jan Klebs, incurred a first injury to his knee on April 18, 1986 when he overturned a semi he was driving for his then employer, Ace Van Lines. Following his departure from Ace, as a condition of his workers’ compensation settlement with them, he was employed for a short…