Meliet v. Brown & Root Industrial Services, Inc.

liGRISBAUM, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant appeals the trial court’s determination that his fall from a scaffold ladder was brought about by his intoxication. A drug screen performed after his accident revealed a positive presence of cocaine. Because appellant could not show his intoxication did not contribute to his accident, his claim for worker’s compensation benefits was dismissed. We affirm.

FACTS

On January 28, 1992, plaintiff-appellant, Robert Meliet, was working for Brown & Root Industrial Services, Inc. (Brown & Root) at the Shell Norco plant. He and two co-workers, James Schliegelmeyer,…