Hearthstone Manor v. Stuart

Claimant injured her knee when she walked into a concrete ashtray while returning to work from lunch. The Workers’ Compensation Board (the board) concluded that the injury was compensable. Employer seeks judicial review, contending that claimant’s injury was not sufficiently work related to justify the board’s conclusion. We agree with the board and affirm.

Both parties accept the facts as stated by the board:

“Claimant injured her knees shortly before 11 a.m. on August 23, 2001, when she accidentally walked into a three or four foot high concrete cigarette receptacle while returning from a…