Lanier v. Eddie Romanelle's

STROUD, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from the Opinion and Award of the Industrial Commission entered on 22 June 2007, denying benefits to plaintiff based upon its conclusions that plaintiff sustained neither an injury by accident nor a compensable occupational disease arising out of and in the course of his employment. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

I. Background

Plaintiff began his employment with defendant-employer Eddie Romanelle’s 1 in 1996 as a part-time sauté cook. He became a full-time employee in about May 1999, working as kitchen supervisor. In this role, he was responsible for…