Claim of Wallace v. Nestles Chocolate Co.

—Lahtinen, J.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed August 4, 2000, which ruled that the death of claimant’s decedent did not arise out of and in the course of his employment and denied the claim for workers’ compensation death benefits.

Claimant’s decedent, a 49-year-old forklift operator, underwent trigger release surgery on two fingers to relieve a work-related condition. The surgery, which was performed under a local anesthetic, lasted approximately 35 minutes during which there were no problems. After decedent’s transfer to a recovery room, he began to experience…