Southside Virginia Training Center v. Shell

MOON, Chief Judge.

Southside Virginia Training Center, an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia, appeals from a Worker’s Compensation Commission award to Barbara W. Shell for injuries she sustained when she fell down steps while working. The appellant disputes that the fall “arose out of’ Shell’s employment. Because no defects in the steps or any condition of the employment caused her to fall, we reverse the commission’s decision.

Shell, an aid at Southside, normally worked in building 28-29, but because Southside was short of staff on June 1, 1993, Shell was working in building 30-31. A nurse…