Crittenden v. Kellogg Brown & Root, LLC

FAIR, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. James Crittenden sought workers’ compensation benefits from Kellogg Brown & Root LLC (KBR), claiming he suffered severe back pain from either being struck with a heavy object falling from a forklift, or from picking it up and putting it back on the lift. KBR admitted- that there was a minor hip injury, essentially a bruise, but it denied that the incident was responsible for the severe disability Crit-tenden claimed. The administrative judge found the ailments compensable. KBR successfully appealed to the full Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission, which,…