DeSoto Falls, Inc. v. Brown

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The claimant in this workers’ compensation case sustained a compensable injury to his back on November 28,1983, while attempting to stop the fall of an 800-pound rack during the course of his employment as a spinning frame operator for DeSoto Falls, Inc. He was subsequently paid disability benefits by DeSoto Falls and was given a “light duty” job assignment as a quality control inspector. He continued to work for DeSoto Falls in that capacity for approximately the next two years, although he continued to experience back pain. On April 29, 1986, he secured the services…