Buxton v. State ex rel. Dept. of Corrections

| iThe State of Louisiana, through the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (the state), appeals a judgment of the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) ordering it to relocate a washer and dryer from the bedroom of Donald Buxton, Sr. as part of home modifications relating to his work-related injury. For the following reasons, we reverse the WCJ’s judgment and render judgment in favor of the state.

DISCUSSION OF THE RECORD

Donald Buxton, Sr. was previously employed by the state as a corrections officer at the Paul Phelps Correctional Center in DeQuincy, Louisiana. On May 8, 2004, he fell…