{"id":"full_commission-H207527-2024-01-11","awcc_number":"H207527","decision_date":"2024-01-11","opinion_type":"full_commission","claimant_name":"Michael Jenkins","employer_name":"Fence World, Inc","title":"JENKINS VS. FENCE WORLD, INC. AWCC# H207527 JANUARY 11, 2024","outcome":"affirmed","outcome_keywords":["affirmed:3","granted:1"],"injury_keywords":["strain","knee"],"pdf_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Jenkins_Michael_H207527_20240111.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/full-commission-opinions/","filename":"Jenkins_Michael_H207527_20240111.pdf","text_length":3473,"full_text":"NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION \n \nBEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n \nCLAIM NO. H207527\n \n \nMICHAEL K. JENKINS, EMPLOYEE  CLAIMANT \n \nFENCE WORLD, INC., EMPLOYER RESPONDENT \n \nBRIDGEFIELD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,  \nINSURANCE CARRIER/TPA RESPONDENT \n \nOPINION FILED JANUARY 11, 2024 \n \nUpon review before the FULL COMMISSION in Little Rock, Pulaski County, \nArkansas. \n \nClaimant represented by the HONORABLE B. TANNER THOMAS,  \nAttorney at Law, Little Rock, Arkansas. \n \nRespondents represented by the HONORABLE JASON M. RYBURN, \nAttorney at Law, Little Rock, Arkansas. \n \nDecision of Administrative Law Judge:  Affirmed and Adopted. \n \nOPINION AND ORDER \n Claimant appeals an opinion and order of the Administrative Law \nJudge filed July 11, 2023.  In said order, the Administrative Law Judge \nmade the following findings of fact and conclusions of law: \n1. The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission has \njurisdiction over this claim. \n \n2.  That an employer/employee relationship existed on May 11, \n2022, the date of the claimed injuries.  At the time of the claimed \ninjury, the claimant earned an average weekly wage of $676.00, \nsufficient for TTD/PPD rates of $451.00 / $338.00 respectively.  \n \n \n\n \nJENKINS - H207527  2\n  \n \n \n3.  The respondents are estopped from denying the responsibility of \nthe visit to the UAMS ER on May 11, 2022, notwithstanding the \nfact that the injury was not found to be compensable, and that the \nrespondents are consequently responsible for said visit. \nHowever, the respondents are not found to be responsible for the \nreturn visit to the UAMS ER on May 14, 2022.  \n \n4.  That the claimant has failed to satisfy the required burden of \nproof that his claim of an injury which constituted a strain to his \nright lower leg and any remaining claim of an injury to the right \nlower leg and knee is compensable. \n \n5.  That the claimant has failed to satisfy the required burden of \nproof to show that the remaining claims for injuries to various \nbody parts are compensable. \n \n6.  That the question for the medical treatment for the claimed \ninjuries are found to be moot, with the exception of the initial visit \nto the UAMS ER on May 11, 2022. \n \n7.  That the claimant has failed to satisfy the required burden of \nproof to show he is entitled to TTD.  \n \n8.  The question of attorney fees allowed pursuant to Arkansas Code \nAnnotated §11-9-715, is found to be moot.  \n \n9.  If not already paid, the respondents are ordered to pay for the \ncost of the transcript forthwith.  \n \n We have carefully conducted a de novo review of the entire record \nherein and it is our opinion that the Administrative Law Judge's July 11, \n2023 decision is supported by a preponderance of the credible evidence, \n\n \nJENKINS - H207527  3\n  \n \n \ncorrectly applies the law, and should be affirmed.  Specifically, we find from \na preponderance of the evidence that the findings of fact made by the \nAdministrative Law Judge are correct and they are, therefore, adopted by \nthe Full Commission.  \n Therefore we affirm and adopt the decision of the Administrative Law \nJudge, including all findings and conclusions therein, as the decision of the \nFull Commission on appeal.  \n IT IS SO ORDERED. \n    ___________________________________ \n    SCOTTY DALE DOUTHIT, Chairman \n \n    ___________________________________ \n    M. SCOTT WILLHITE, Commissioner \n \n    ___________________________________ \n    MICHAEL R. MAYTON, Commissioner","preview":"NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION CLAIM NO. H207527 MICHAEL K. JENKINS, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT FENCE WORLD, INC., EMPLOYER RESPONDENT BRIDGEFIELD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, INSURANCE CARRIER/TPA RESPONDENT OPINION FILED JANUARY 11, 2024 Upon review before the FULL COMMISSIO...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:29:46.074Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/full_commission-H207527-2024-01-11","pdf":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Jenkins_Michael_H207527_20240111.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/full-commission-opinions/"}}