Dye v. Shippers Freight Lines

WALKER, Judge.

Plaintiff was employed as a truck driver for defendant. On 30 April 1985, while driving his route, plaintiff suffered a heart attack. Plaintiff filed a workers’ compensation claim, alleging that the disabling condition caused by the heart attack was the result of an accident or occupational disease caused by “stress, equipment, and long hours.”

Plaintiffs claim was heard before a deputy commissioner on 25 October 1988. At the hearing, plaintiff contended that his heart attack was brought on by long work hours, a rough ride caused by his nearly empty truck, equipment failure which…