Chicago Bridge & Iron, Inc. v. Industrial Commission

The employee, Danny Reed (claimant), filed an application for adjustment of claim under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) against Chicago Bridge and Iron, Inc. (employer), alleging that he sustained work-related injuries shortly before his arrival at an out-of-State work site. Following a hearing, the arbitrator denied claimant’s application for benefits, finding he failed to prove that Illinois had statutory jurisdiction, that an employer-employee relationship existed at the time of the accident, or that his accident arose out of and in…