Parker v. American Carpet Mills

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

This is a workers’ compensation case in which this court granted leave to appeal.

The claimant was a janitor performing varied activities such as mopping, cleaning and assisting with repairs of machinery and the facilities. He contends that he injured his back about March of 1981 while lifting a forklift motor and that he had previously injured his back repairing a leaky roof. He had been employed for 17 years until he was unable to perform his duties due to his disabilities. The employer/insurer contends that the first notice of his alleged work related injury was in…