Meister v. Safety Kleen

TOM Glaze, Justice. comes to us on a

This workers’ compensation case comes to us on a petition for review after the Commission, by a 2-1 vote, denied appellant Ernest Meister’s claim, and the court of appeals, in a 3-3 decision, affirmed the Commission’s holding. Meister v. Safety Kleen, 65 Ark. App. 259, 987 S.W.2d 749 (1999). The undisputed facts reflect Meister was driving a truck for appellee Safety Kleen, an oil recovery service company. When he climbed on the back of the truck to remove spilled oil, Meister slipped and fell five to six feet onto concrete, landing on his back and right…