Fluor Engineers & Contractors, Inc. v. Kessler

DOOLIN, Justice.

This is a proceeding to review by Fluor Engineers and Contractors, Inc., and its insurance carrier (hereinafter referred to as respondent), from an award by the State Industrial Court. The award, affirmed en banc, was based on injuries sustained by claimant in a highway accident that occurred while claimant traveled from his home in Norman to Woodward, Oklahoma, to report for his first day on the job as an employee of Fluor.

Claimant who lived in Norman is a journeyman iron worker who contacted a local union seeking employment. Claimant testified that as a member of the union,…