Gilley v. Gilley Enterprises, Inc.

| ¶ Claimant Christopher Gilley appeals from a judgment of the Office of Workers’ Compensation, District 1-E (“OWC”), rejecting his motion for new trial. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

FACTS

Gilley was employed doing electrical work in 2012 with Gilley Enterprises, Inc., a company that operates McDonald’s restaurants in Louisiana and Arkansas (and is, apparently, owned by Gilley’s uncle). According to Gilley, on July 22 or 23, 2012, he was installing a camera system at a McDonald’s being remodeled in El Dorado, Arkansas. He stated that he climbed up onto a safe and, as he was…