Panera Bread, LLC v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office

Opinion by

Judge MÁRQUEZ.

Panera Bread and its insurer, Sentry Insurance Company (collectively employer), seek review of a final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel) determining that an injury which occurred at the jobsite during horseplay was compensable. We affirm.

The findings of the administrative law judge (ALJ) can be summarized as follows. Julio Medina (claimant) was employed in a bakery, working in and around a cooler, and his duties involved moving bread racks. Because the floor of the bakery would become greasy, wet, and slippery, employer supplied workers with special…