ATI Alldyne v. Wiseheart

MOORE, Judge.

ATI Alldyne (“ATI”) appeals from a judgment of the Madison Circuit Court (“the trial court”), in an action stemming from the death of its employee, Gary Wi-seheart, in which it awarded workers’ compensation death benefits and the cost of funeral expenses to Wiseheart’s wife, Jean Wiseheart (“the widow”). We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Facts

Wiseheart, a maintenance mechanic, was working at ATI’s metal-extraction plant (“the plant”) in Huntsville on December 7, 2008. He was not ill the day before and showed no signs of illness that day. As part of his assigned duties that…