Worker's Compensation Claim of Williams v. State, Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Compensation Division

THOMAS, Justice.

The only question presented in this case is whether coverage under the Wyoming Worker's Compensation Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 27-14-1011 through 27-14-805 (Lexis 1999), extends to prophylactic blood tests when there is no other treatment of any injury. Michael A. Williams (Williams), a police officer with the City of Rawlins, in the course of effecting an arrest and aiding battery victims, contacted blood from the suspect and the victims. Williams had open wounds and serapes on his hands that he had suffered previously. He incurred additional wounds to his hands during the…