Rooks v. North Dakota Workers' Compensation Bureau

MESCHKE, Justice.

Wilmer Rooks appeals from a district court judgment affirming an order by the Workers’ Compensation Bureau that denied partial disability benefits to Rooks. Applying the preponderanee-of-the-evidence standard, as we do under NDCC 28-32-19(5) and 28-32-21, we affirm the decision of the Bureau.

Wilmer Rooks drove a truck for Hidatco, Inc. Rooks was injured on September 9, 1987, when he disconnected a hose from one tank to connect it to another. Hot oil in the hose splashed onto Rook’s arms, causing severe burns that required skin grafts. The Bureau accepted liability and paid…