B & R Electric, Inc. v. Hicks

The employer/carrier appeal an order of the deputy commissioner finding that claimant suffered a compensable myocardial infarction as a result of an accident. We reverse.

Claimant is a 58 year old electrician. On the morning of the injury, he and another electrician, Thomas Payne, went to a job site where they were to erect a temporary electrical pole. This consisted of a 14 foot four-by-four with two 12 foot two-by-fours attached as braces. An electrical meter and junction box were attached to one end. This arrangement was variously described as weighing between 100 and 200 pounds.

Claimant…