Rogers Galvanizing v. Richardson

OPINION

HUNTER, Judge:

The issue before us in this workers’ compensation review proceeding is whether there is competent evidence to support the finding that Rudolph Richardson (Claimant) sustained a compensable injury due to heart attack he suffered during his employment with Rogers Galvanizing Company (Employer). We find competent evidence in the record supports the order of the three-judge panel of the Workers’ Compensation Court.

The forty-two year old Claimant had worked for Employer for eight years when he suffered a heart attack on January 7, 1993. At the time of the injury, Claimant was…