Brown v. General Motors Corp.

Defendant appeals by leave granted from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board granting benefits to plaintiff. We reverse.

From 1975 to 1980, plaintiff worked for defendant as a metal finisher whose job was to repair minor damage to vehicle fenders weighing up to twenty-five to thirty pounds. The fenders were brought to him in racks with railings weighing between thirty and fifty pounds. Plaintiff would lift (or sometimes pry) the rails approximately IVi feet to get to the fenders, remove the fenders, work on them if needed, and put them aside on the floor. Plaintiff would work on…