Barnhardt v. Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

In this protracted case, the employer seeks review of a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board which affirmed the referee’s order awarding claimant permanent total disability.

Claimant, a 56-year old worker, was injured on January 28, 1974, when a cant, or partially-sawn log, slipped from a grapple and struck a 2 x 4 that claimant was using to manuever. the cant into position. Claimant was knocked backwards into a stack of cants. His injuries included multiple contusions and a moderate sprain of the cervical spine.

While his physical injuries were not serious, his ensuing psychological…