Plumb Rite Plumbing Service v. Barbour

Opinion

MOON, J.

Plumb Rite Plumbing Service seeks reversal of an award in favor of Robert Barbour who sustained an acute lumbosacral strain while working on a shower stall within the scope of his employment as a plumber. We reverse the award because the evidence was, as a matter of law, insufficient to show that the strain arose out of the employment.

In order to be compensable, an injury must not only occur within the course of the employment but must also arise out of the employment; the injury must be caused by the conditions of the workplace. Whether an injury arises out of the employment…