Galeano v. Glazer Aluminum

I2CANNELLA, Judge.

Plaintiff, Jorge A. Galeano, appeals from a judgment rendered in favor of defendant, Glazer Steel and Aluminum (Glazer), dismissing his claim for worker’s compensation benefits upon finding that his heart attack is not compensable under the Workers’ Compensation law. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

Plaintiff was an employee at Glazer on August 5,1991, when he suffered chest pains which later were determined to be from a heart attack. Plaintiff was employed in a janitorial position at the time of his heart attack and had held that position for about six months prior…