Barnes v. Greenhead Farming Co.

Larry D. Vaught, Judge.

Appellant Charles Bames appeals from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission’s decision finding that he did not suffer compensable back and right hip, leg, and foot injuries. Specifically, he argues that there is a lack of substantial evidence supporting the Commission’s decision. We agree and reverse.

Barnes, now forty-seven years old, worked as an excavator operator for appellee Greenhead Farming Company for eighteen years. On May 11, 2005, Barnes was sitting on an excavator that began to slide off its trailer. Afraid the excavator would turn over with him in it,…