Roberts v. Whirlpool

Sarah J. Heffley, Judge.

Larry Roberts appeals the decision of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission finding that his cervical injury was not causally connected to his work-related accident. By this two-to-one decision, the Commission reversed the opinion of the administrative law judge, who had found the claim compensable. Appellant contends on appeal that substantial evidence does not support the Commission’s decision. We reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Appellant began working for Whirpool in 1970. On September 10, 2004, when he was fifty-four years…