Rogers v. Darling Store Fixtures

Melvin Mayfield, Judge.

The claimant Debra Rogers has appealed a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission. Rogers, a 36-year-old woman with an eighth grade education, worked for appellee as a packer. On July 17, 1989, she reached across a table to pick up a frame and felt a popping, burning sensation in her neck. She reported the injury and went to the doctor the same day. Dr. Mark Baltz prescribed muscle relaxants and kept appellant off work for a few days. She was subsequently returned to work on light duty but none was available, so she went back to packing. Two weeks later she was…