Cite as 2011 Ark. App. 451 ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION IV No. CA10-921 EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY and Opinion Delivered JUNE 22, 2011 SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT APPELLANTS APPEAL FROM THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION V. COMMISSION [NO. F505797] ROGER CRAWFORD and SECOND INJURY FUND APPELLEES AFFIRMED RITA W. GRUBER, Judge Emerson Electric Company appeals the August 2, 2010 decision of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission concerning benefits related to a 2005 compensable injury sustained by appellee Roger Crawford, a nineteen-year employee of the company. The injury, a herniated lumbar disc that resulted in surgery, occurred when he and a co-worker were moving a 100-pound panel. Emerson Electric initially paid for medical treatment and related benefits, but Emerson subsequently controverted Mr. Crawford’s claim for additional benefits, and an administrative law judge conducted a hearing on October 28, 2009. The law judge’s written opinion included her findings that 1) Crawford had proven that he was totally and permanently disabled as a result of the 2005 compensable injury; and 2) the Second Injury Fund had no liability. The Commission affirmed and adopted the law judge’s opinion.
Cite as 2011 Ark. App. 451 Emerson Electric contends on appeal that the Commission erred in finding that 1) Mr. Crawford was permanently and totally disabled, and 2) there was no Second Injury Fund liability. We disagree, and we hold that the Commission’s comprehensive opinion adequately explains its decision. Therefore, pursuant to In re Memorandum Opinions, 16 Ark. App. 301, 700 S.W.2d 63 (1985), we issue this memorandum opinion affirming the decision. GLOVER and HOOFMAN, JJ., agree. 2
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