Beckstead v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Opinion

ARMSTRONG, J.

Kenneth Beckstead has petitioned for review of a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) ruling that he did not sustain an injury arising out of and occurring in the course of employment. We order the ruling vacated.

Factual and Procedural Summary

In 1981, Beckstead was hired by Performance Automotive Warehouse (Performance) as a sales associate. The job required Beckstead to answer telephone calls and record the information he received, using both handwriting and a computer. Beckstead was working in that capacity on August 8, 1994, when he filed an employee’s claim for…