Jbs Swift & Company and Zurich American Insurance Company v. Wayne Hedberg

McDonald, j.

JBS Swift & Company and Zurich American Insurance Company, (hereinafter “employer” or “Swift”) appeal from the district court ruling affirming the agency’s award of permanent and total disability benefits to workers’ compensation claimant Wayne Hedberg.

I

Hedberg commenced employment with Swift in 1990. In 2010, Hedberg sustained a work-related injury to his right shoulder and filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. During the agency proceeding, the parties stipulated to the following facts:

Hedberg sustained an injury to his right shoulder and arm on May 7, 2010. After his…