Bayard Drilling v. Martin

¶ 1 Own risk employer Bayard Drilling seeks review of the three-judge panel’s order that affirmed an award of medical benefits to claimant Ropha Martin II. There was no controversy that Mr. Martin hurt his right hand while working on a Bayard drilling rig. Bayard has contested its liability, however, on the ground that Mr. Martin was intoxicated and impaired from drug use at the time of the injury. There was no dispute that a drug screen sample taken from Mr. Martin shortly after the injury tested positive for Delta-9THC-CA (marijuana), Benzoylecgonine/Co-eaine metabolite and…