Fish v. Steelcase, Inc.

COZORT, Judge.

In this case, the Industrial Commission denied workers’ compensation benefits to an employee, finding the employee was unable to prove the specific date of the incident which caused plaintiffs back injury. We find the Commission decided the case under a misapprehension of the law, and we remand the case to the Commission for a decision under the proper legal standard. The facts and procedural history follow.

The defendant employer (“Steelcase”) is a manufacturer of office equipment. Plaintiff is employed on “final repair,” where he is responsible for inspecting desks on the…