ERC Contractor Yard & Sales v. Robertson

Olly Neal, Judge.

Lonnie Robertson was employed by appellant as a laborer. On September 18, 1995, appellee was injured when he fell approximately ten to fifteen feet from scaffolding while at work. Appellee was taken to the hospital where he was hospitalized and treated for his injuries. Appellee filed a claim for workers’ compensation disability benefits for injuries that he sustained as a result of the fall. Appellants controverted appel-lee’s claim for benefits and asserted that his injuries were substantially occasioned by the use of alcohol and were therefore excluded from coverage under…