Small v. Oneita Industries

Goolsby, Judge:

In this workers’ compensation action, George Ronald Small sought benefits for on-the-job injuries he sustained while employed by Oneita Industries. The single commissioner denied Small’s claim because, in his application for employment, Small misrepresented his physical condition, and, thus, no employer-employee relationship existed between Small and Oneita Industries. Subsequently, the full commission and the circuit court affirmed the single commissioner. Small appeals. We affirm.

Oneita Industries hired Small in 1990 as a “material handler.” Small’s job consisted of lifting…