Leinweber v. Chevron Chemical Co. Oronite Additives Division

LOBRANO, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellee, Arthur P. Leinweber, Jr., was employed continuously by defendant-appellant, Chevron Chemical Co., at its Belle Chasse chemical plant from February 25, 1957, until he became disabled in January of 1976, as a result of an accident he sustained on March 14, 1975. On that date he slipped on a steel deck and injured his left wrist, arm and back. The injuries to his left wrist and arm healed, but the damage to his back did not. In January of 1976 appellee underwent a laminectomy and repair of the L4-5 intevertebral disc; in March of 1976, appellee was again…