Winslow v. D & B MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS

JOHN Mauzy Pittman, Judge.

The appellant in this workers’ compensation case was employed by appellee as a plumber. Appellant’s work was very strenuous, including such activities as digging trenches, carrying 200-pound loads, and jumping into trenches while carrying 100-pound loads on his shoulder. He sustained a compensable ruptured disc in November 1992 when he fell from a ladder while attempting to shut off a sprinkler valve. He was treated surgically for a ruptured disc, improved dramatically, and returned to work six weeks later.

In July and August of 1993, approximately four months after…