Jackson v. Smith Blair, Inc.

RITAW. GRUBER, Judge.

1, Charlie Jackson appeals the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s decision of April 30, 2010, denying his claim for the compensability of a back injury he allegedly sustained at his workplace. He contends that the Commission erred in denying his claim based on the statutory presumption of Ark.Code Ann. § 11 — 9— 102(4)(B)(iv) that his injury was caused by the use of illegal drugs. We affirm.

An injury is not compensable if “the accident was substantially occasioned by the use of alcohol, illegal drugs, or prescription drugs used in contravention of physician’s orders.”…