Woodrum v. Industrial Commission

William Woodrum filed an application for adjustment of claim against his employer, Bunn-O-Matic, alleging that he sustained an injury to his right knee arising out of and in the course of his employment while playing basketball at a company picnic on September 18, 1998. The matter proceeded to a hearing where an arbitrator found that claimant’s injury did not arise out of and in the course of his employment and denied benefits. The arbitrator reasoned that claimant’s decision to play basketball while at the picnic was voluntary and thus his injuries were not compensable. Claimant appealed the…