Jeld-Wen, Inc. v. Molena

Employer seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board holding that claimant suffered a compensable injury. We affirm.

Claimant was employed by Jeld-Wen. In her position, she worked with glue, alcohol, and other chemicals. On July 23, 1997, the glue overheated. Claimant and two of her coworkers became “headachy” and experienced “a feeling of nausea[.]” When the workers complained to the manager, he “suggested that [they] pour lacquer thinner * * * and clean the * * * glue rolls, because the glue was setting up.” When the lacquer thinner was put on the rolls, the fumes caused at…