Morgan v. Garcia Construction Co.

11 WILLIAMS, J.

In this workers’ compensation case, the employer, Garcia Construction Company, appeals a judgment of the Office of Workers’ Compensation awarding the claimant, Jesse Lee Morgan, workers’ compensation benefits. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The claimant, Jesse Lee Morgan (“Morgan”), was employed as a carpenter supervisor with the defendant, Garcia Construction Company (“Garcia”). Morgan had been employed with Garcia since 1981. In July, 1999, Morgan sustained an injury to his left knee when he fell into a plumber’s ditch while building a house.…