Littles v. Osceola Farms Co.

SMITH, Judge.

In this appeal of an order denying death benefits, appellant argues that the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) erred in finding the employee’s death was due to reasons personal to the employee and hence was not causally related to his employment. We affirm.

The employee suffered extensive hand injuries in an industrial accident. It became necessary for him to move, at employer or carrier’s direction and expense, from his Belle Glades home to the Jackson Medical Towers in Miami in order to receive treatment for his compensable injury. The employee’s wife and son, the appellant,…