Bigge Crane & Rigging Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

BANKE, J.

Introduction

Respondent Paul Hunt was injured while assisting with the dismantling of a truck crane used during a shutdown operation at a refinery. Hunt had been helping on another crane at the jobsite, and, along with two ironworkers on the rigging crew, was told by the general foreman to help with the dismantling. Hunt was injured when a section of the boom fell eight inches to the ground and onto his lower leg and ankle. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Board) sustained an award of additional compensation to Hunt under Labor Code section 4553, 1 concluding his…