Cox v. COASTAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.

[¶ 1] Coastal Products Company, Inc. appeals from the decision of a hearing officer of the Workers’ Compensation *348Board awarding workers’ compensation benefits to Timothy Cox for an injury sustained while driving a company vehicle. Coastal Products contends that the injury occurred during a nonwork-related deviation from employment and is therefore noncompensable. We disagree and affirm.

[¶ 2] Coastal Products is located in Westbrook and manufactures and distributes bottled chemical cleaning products. Timothy Cox, age twenty-two at the time of the injury, was an employee of Coastal Products.…