Kinchen v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

McDonald, j.

12This is an appeal in a workers’ compensation ruling wherein the Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWC) found that the plaintiffs claims for medical benefits related to her hip and back and her claim for supplemental earnings benefits were not related to her accident at work, and her case was dismissed with prejudice.

The plaintiff, Rose Kinchen, was injured in the course and scope of her employment at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart) on September 11, 2008, when she was walking across the parking lot at the Wal-Mart in Denham Springs where she worked. She was hit by a forklift,…