Jacobs v. Ryder System/Complete Auto Transit

REINHARD, Judge.

Claimant and Employer appeal from a final award of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (Commission). We affirm.

Claimant was employed as a truck driver by employer. On June 1, 1987, while unloading automobiles from a truck in Niles, Michigan, claimant attempted to loosen a hydraulic valve on the trailer with an iron winch bar. He felt a sharp pain in his back and left leg. He obtained medical treatment on his own and later was examined by employer’s treating physician, Dr. Her-tel, an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Hertel recommended physical therapy, and claimant, while…