Charles O'Keefe v. Top Notch Farms

Pyle, Judge.

Statement of the Case

Charles O’Keefe (“O’Keefe”) appeals the Indiana Worker’s Compensation Board’s (“Board”) denial of his claim for worker’s compensation benefits for a work-related injury. The Board concluded that O’Keefe was excluded from receiving worker’s compensation benefits under the Worker’s Compensation Act (“WCA”) because he was working as a farm or agricultural employee when he was injured, and “farm and agricultural employees” are exempt from the Act. On appeal, O’Keefe argues that, although he worked for a farm, he primarily drove a semi-truck and, therefore, did not…