EDWARDS v. KLEIN TOOLS, INC.

No. 79,597.

25 Kan. App.2d 879 (1999)

974 P.2d 609

DAVID JOE EDWARDS, Appellant, v. KLEIN TOOLS, INC., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed January 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy A. Short, of Spigarelli, McLane & Short, of Pittsburg, for appellant.

Wade A. Dorothy and Douglas M. Greenwald, of McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips, P.A., of Kansas City, for appellee.

Before BRAZIL, C.J., ROYSE and GREEN, JJ.


GREEN, J.:

David Joe Edwards appeals from an order of the Kansas Workers Compensation Board (Board). On appeal, Edwards contends that the Board erroneously calculated his average wage. We agree and reverse and remand for recalculation of Edwards' average wage.

Edwards worked for Klein Tools, Inc., for approximately 16 years and was earning $12.87 per hour. While attempting to move a die block in May 1994, Edwards twisted his back. He felt a sharp pain around...

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