McAbee Construction, Inc. v. Allday

PITTMAN, Judge.

McAbee Construction, Inc. (“McAbee”), appeals from a judgment awarding Elvin L. Allday, Jr., permanent-total-disability benefits pursuant to the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act, § 25-5-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975 (“the Act”). We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

Facts and Procedural History

Allday had been employed as a boilermaker since 1986, working at union pay scale for different employers on various job sites. Allday explained that a boilermaker’s job requires heavy lifting and hard labor and encompasses the skills of a pipefitter, a millwright, and a welder in…