Townley v. Georgia Pacific Corp.

DOUG MARTIN, Judge.

| ¶Appellant Ricky Townley appeals the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission’s determination that he failed to rebut the presumption that an injury he sustained when his right hand was caught in a machine at work was substantially occasioned by his use of marijuana. Townley argues that the Commission’s decision is not supported by substantial evidence. Specifically, Townley maintains that his injury resulted from “defective equipment.” We affirm.

Townley was employed by appellee Georgia Pacific Corporation for thirty-four years. At the time of his accident, Town-ley…