Inskeep v. Emerson Electric Co.

Margaret Meads, Judge.

This is an appeal from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. Appellant, a truck driver for appellee Emerson Electric, suffered a compensable injury in September 1977 when the truck that he was driving overturned, pinning him in the truck for several hours and killing his driving partner. Appellant suffered injuries to his left leg and spine that required two leg surgeries and five back surgeries, including fusions from L3 to the sacrum. He received permanent partial impairment ratings of twenty-five percent to the left leg and thirty-five percent to the body as…