City of Enid v. Tharp

BRIGHTMIRE, Presiding Judge.

On January 15, 1982, Bobby 0. Tharp sprained his back when he tried to lift a 200 pound “air chuck” while buffing a floor for the City of Enid, Oklahoma. The custodian filed a claim for compensation and on October 6, 1982, was awarded temporary total disability and thirteen percent permanent partial disability to the body as a whole.

Though it is not in the record, Tharp is said to have filed a Form 9 on June 6, 1984, requesting that the prior award be reopened because his condition has since worsened. The court did reopen the case and awarded the cost of additional…