Brawley v. International Maintenance Corp.

hGREMILLION, Judge.

The defendant, International Maintenance Corporation (IMC), appeals the judgment of the workers’ compensation judge finding the plaintiff, Detra Brawley, temporarily totally disabled as a result of a work-related accident. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

FACTS

Brawley alleged that she suffered an injury to her lower back after picking up and moving a fire extinguisher while performing a fire watch for IMC on February 13, 1997. She was examined in the emergency room of the West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital (Cal-Cam Hospital), where her condition was diagnosed as a lumbar…