The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of injury to his back after less than a week on the job.
Case: Lopez v. Industrial Commission, No. 2 CA-IC 2025-0005, 11/10/2025, unpublished.
Facts: Central Arizona Block Inc. hired Rene Rodriguez Lopez on Nov. 21, 2023.
On Nov. 27, 2023, Lopez assisted in moving cinder blocks at work. The following day, with assistance from a bilingual coworker, Lopez informed a general manager that he could not continue to work due to the strain on his back.
The manager directed him to clock out and meet in the office, where ...
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