Liberty Northwest Insurance v. Johnson

Employer seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) concluding that claimant’s injury was compensable. We affirm.

We quote the material facts, which are undisputed, from the order of the administrative law judge (ALJ):

“Claimant is a 28-year-old male. During times relevant to this proceeding, he worked for the employer as a receiving clerk.

“On September 7,1994, near the end of his unpaid lunch period, he was smoking a cigarette in a smoking area. He heard the ‘one-minute’ buzzer, which is sounded to give workers notice that they have one minute to return to their work…