Container Corp. of America v. Gray

Sognier, Chief Judge.

Donald Gray, a sawmill equipment operator at Container Corporation of America, was injured on October 31, 1989 during the course of his employment when he slipped while descending a piece of machinery and fell on his back. Testing in late January 1990 revealed a possible herniated disc at the L4-L5 level of Gray’s spine, and surgery was performed after a myelogram, conducted on February 20, 1990 by Dr. H. A. Griffin, yielded results consistent with the earlier testing. Dr. Griffin, in his report regarding the myelogram test results, noted there was no evidence of any…