Bastian v. Ceco Corp.

OPINION

KEITH, Chief Justice.

The Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals reversed an order for the payment of medical expenses and an award of attorney fees. We reverse and reinstate the order for payment of medical expenses and remand the issue pertaining to Roraff attorney fees.

William R. Bastían sustained a compensa-ble low back injury on October 20, 1987, when he was employed as a laborer/foreman by Ceco Corporation, a commercial construction business. In October 1989, Bastían underwent a “generous” laminectomy at L5-S1 to remove free fragments of disc material. His surgeon, Dr. Edward…