Claim of Haines v. Kip Sheldon Trucking Co.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed December 5, 2001, which ruled that claimant sustained a causally related injury and awarded workers’ compensation benefits.

While driving a tractor trailer in the course of his employment, claimant was involved in a rollover motor vehicle accident. Upon admission to the emergency room, he was diagnosed with a closed head injury, which included a hematoma and laceration of his scalp. Although claimant was awake and initially able to move his extremities and demonstrate occasional periods of lucidity, emergency room personnel noted…