Compensation of Hatfield v. State Accident Insurance Fund

Claimant appeals from the Workers’ Compensation Board’s denial of his claim. The issue is whether claimant proved that his back strain arose out of and in the course of his employment.1 We conclude that he did not and thus affirm.

Claimant was not able to identify the precise source of his back problems. On August 14,1978 he jarred his back and neck at work when he backed a truck into something projecting above an unfinished road surface. He was free of back symptoms for about the next two weeks.

Dining the balance of August and early September claimant, a cement mason, was constructing curbs.…