Claim of Richardson v. Fiedler Roofing, Inc.

Appeal from an amended decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed December 29, 1983, which ruled that decedent’s death was causally related to his employment and awarded death benefits.

On January 20, 1981, decedent, employed as a roofer for approximately three years, fell from a rooftop where he had been assigned to make certain repairs. A coemployee testified that, while he and decedent were waiting for the necessary work material to arrive, each removed a copper downspout from the building’s exterior to sell as salvage. While pretending to examine exterior walls to avoid suspicion,…