Garcia v. Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

Pierron, J.:

Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., formerly known as IBP, Inc., (Tyson) appeals from the Workers Compensation Board’s (Board) ruling awarding permanent partial disability benefits to Frank Garcia.

Garcia began working for the Tyson on September 19,1988. For 2 years and 11 months he worked in the intestine room, trimming fat off intestines. The intestines were full of fecal matter and Garcia had to pick the intestines up out of dirty water to trim them. Though Garcia wore gloves, dirty water got inside the gloves and onto his hands.

Garcia began to have problems with his skin in 1991 or 1992.…