Haynes v. R.B. Rice, Division of Sara Lee

GAITAN, Judge.

Claimant, Craig F. Haynes, appeals from the denial of worker’s compensation benefits.

Haynes was injured on April 19, 1986, while at work on the premises of his employer R.B. Rice Company. The duties of his employment included cleaning metal chili tubs by using 180 degree Farenheit water directed into the tubs with a high pressure hose.

It is critical to note the following scenario regarding the events that preceded Haynes’ injury. On the evening and early morning hours preceding his injury, Haynes had intravenously injected approximately 1⅝ grams of cocaine into his bloodstream…