Murphy v. Industrial Commission

BROOKS, Judge.

This is a special action review of an Industrial Commission award for a noncom-pensable claim. The sole issue presented is whether a physical injury caused by the emotional stress of being notified of displacement from one’s job is compensable. Because the emotional stress in this case was not unexpected, unusual, or extraordinary, the physical injury is noncompensable and we therefore affirm the award.

FACTS

On August 8, 1985, claimant fainted and struck his head on the floor while employed by the respondent employer, Honeywell, Inc. A worker’s report of injury was thereafter…