In re the Claim of Caporale

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed July 2, 2003, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was discharged from her employment as a certified nursing assistant after she failed to put on protective eye wear when cleaning a tub, thereby allowing disinfectant cleaning fluid to splash in her eyes. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board denied claimant’s subsequent application for unemployment insurance benefits on the ground that she lost her…