Pifer v. Single Source Transportation

A NNABELLE CLINTON IMBER, Justice.

Appellant, Henry A. Pifer, was injured at work while returning to his truck from the restroom. The employer, Single Source Transportation, contested his claim for workers’ compensation benefits. The Administrative Law Judge found that Mr. Pifer sustained an injury arising out of and in the course of his employment. In construing Ark. Code Ann. § ll-9-102(4)(B)(iii) (Supp. 2001), the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission reversed the ALJ’s award and dismissed Mr. Pifer’s claim. The Commission found that Mr. Pifer was not performing employment services at…