McClune v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

SONENSHINE, J.

Steve McClune contests the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board’s (the WCAB) denial of his petition for reconsideration of his workers’ compensation claim.

I

McClune began his employment with Accoustical Material Services (AMS) in May 1991. His duties as a truck driver included loading and unloading drywall, steel and mud. Although McClune did not miss one day of work, he filed a workers’ compensation claim in 1996 alleging cumulative trauma to his left leg and hip.

AMS and its insurer, CNA Insurance Company, denied the claim on the ground the injury was not caused by his…