Buckner v. Bibb Yarns, Inc.

Beasley, Chief Judge.

We consolidated these appeals after granting applications for discretionary appeal by Buckner and Rouse, workers’ compensation claimants. The appeals are from orders reversing the awards of total disability benefits to claimants based on a change in condition. The question in each case is whether the claimant carried his or her burden of proof.

Buckner became a light-duty employee of Bibb Yarns, Inc., after suffering a compensable injury to her hands while working at the Monroe County plant. While on light-duty status at the Bibb County plant, Buckner suffered another…