Robert ORR/SYSCO Food Services Co. v. Jackson

I concur except to the extent the award of workers’ compensation benefits is based on an injury to the worker’s left knee. I disagree with the majority’s determination that Jackson’s injury to his left knee was compensable. I do not find substantial evidence in the record to support a finding that Jackson suffered trauma to his left knee in the June 25,1993, accident.

In order to prove that an injury is compensable under the Workers’ Com*512pensation Act, a claimant must prove by substantial evidence that an on-the-job accident caused the injury. § 25-5-31, Ala. Code 1975; Ex parte Moncrief, 627…