Weldon v. Pierce Bros. Construction

John F. Stroud, Jr., Judge.

In August 1989, A. G. Weldon suffered compensable injuries when he was rear-ended in a company van owned by Voss Heating and Air Conditioning. He received medical treatment and in 1990 underwent lumbar surgery, resulting in restrictions on lifting and preventing a return to his job with Voss. He was rated with a ten percent permanent impairment rating in 1991. Two months later he began working for Pierce Brothers Construction. He was pulling electrical wires through a conduit on September 4, 1991, when he suffered a second back injury. That injury is the subject of…