Legal Opinion
Shuman v. Engineered Fabrics
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 13, 1996No. A95A2112PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Harold R. Banke.
Deborah Shuman, the claimant in this workers’ compensation case, herniated a disc in her neck in July 1991. The injury occurred during the course of her employment as a sewer of parachutes for Engineered Fabrics, which accepted the injury as compensable and voluntarily commenced payment of benefits to her. In June 1992, Shuman squatted down to pick up an eggshell off her kitchen floor and her legs gave way, injuring her lower back, which subsequently required surgery.
At issue in this appeal is whether treatment for Shuman’s lower back disc herniation is compensable. The…
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