Orbon v. Pine Lane Poultry

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 15, 1979, which held that claimant’s accidental injuries arose out of and in the course of his employment. Claimant had worked for the employer herein for approximately 12 years when, on September 18, 1976, he sustained injuries to his lower back and pelvis when the employer’s tractor which he was operating toppled over. Generally, claimant’s duties consisted of helping to load and unload trucks and cleaning up and apparently did not include the operation of the employer’s tractors. Moreover, the employer testified that it…