1997, the Commission affirms and adopts the award and decision of the administrative law judge dated April 1, 1998. This award is only temporary or partial, is subject to further order and the proceedings are hereby continued and kept open until a final award can be made. All parties should be aware of the provisions of 287.510 RSMo. Each of said payments to begin immediately and be subject to modification and review as provided by law. This award is only temporary or partial, is subject to further order, and the proceedings are hereby continued and the case kept open until a final award can be made.
Employer is a refuse hauler.
Claimant is a helper who travels on the back of the refuse truck and helps lift and deposit waste from residential homes into the truck. On the date alleged in this claim, claimant contends he was injured while lifting a heavy barrel of wet grass clippings. Claimant was working that day with his driver, Mike Green. Claimant reported to John Morrow, his supervisor, that he had a lifting incident and Morrow told claimant to write the incident down. The company sent claimant to Health Line and claimant gave a history of lifting injury producing numbness into his left arm and his first three fingers.