Drain v. Mid-South Wood Preservers, Inc.

NORRIS, Judge.

Mid-South Wood Preservers, Inc., Louisiana Home Builders Association Self Insurers Fund and Executive Risk Consultants, Inc. appeal the hearing officer’s judgment in favor of the claimant, Willie Drain, awarding him permanent and partial disability benefits of 50 percent of his wages for 100 weeks and related medical expenses. Finding that Drain’s action for workers’ compensation benefits has prescribed, we reverse and render.

Facts and Procedural History

Drain, an employee of Mid-South, filed a disputed claim for compensation/petition in September 1992, alleging he had suffered…