Wagner v. JELD WEN, INC.

Claimant seeks judicial review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board (board) holding that he failed to establish a compensable injury relating to a workplace incident in which a coworker struck claimant in the groin with a retractable tape measure. Claimant asserts that the workplace incident was a material contributing cause of his need for medical services. We affirm the board’s decision.

The facts are not disputed. While claimant, who is a carpenter, was performing the duties of his job, a coworker, in a teasing gesture, pulled a tape measure out to arm’s length and let the heavy…