Murphy v. IBP, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This is a workers’ compensation case where respondent, Iowa Beef Processors, Inc., (IBP) appeals from the district court’s order awarding claimant, Georgia Murphy, compensation pursuant to K.S.A. 44-510e.

The facts are as follows:

Georgia Murphy began working for IBP as a brisket trimmer on March 30, 1981. Her job required her to pull a twenty to twenty-five pound piece of semi-frozen meat off the line with a hook in her left hand, and then trim the meat down to fifteen to twenty pounds with a knife in her right hand. After the meat was trimmed,…