Fowler v. McHenry

John E. Jennings, Judge.

Appellant, Wilburn Fowler, was a long haul truck driver for McHenry Trucking. On April 21, 1985, Fowler had a heart attack while driving his truck. He returned to work in June 1985, and on September 4, 1985, he suffered an attack of angina.

In an opinion dated August 1,1986, the administrative law judge held that Fowler’s heart attack was compensable. The Commission reversed, holding that Fowler had not met his burden of proving that there was a causal relationship between his employment and the heart attack.

On appeal, Fowler argues that the Commission erred in applying…