Boudreaux v. Production Management, Inc.

I2GOTHARD, Judge.

In this worker’s compensation proceeding, claimant, Gary Boudreaux, appeals a judgment rendered in his favor and against defendant, Production Management, Inc. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On March 5, 1991, claimant was hired by defendant as a rigger, earning $7.00 an hour. Subsequently, on September 5, 1991, claimant was assigned to work as a helper to a pipe fitter. Claimant’s duties consisted of standing on a motorized man-lift and removing old paint from a large metal structure with a tool similar to a welding torch. At some point, the lift…