Johnson v. Chesterfield County

Opinion

BARROW, J.

This appeal from the Industrial Commission questions when an employee’s accident is deemed to have arisen out of his employment. We conclude that the commission misapplied the applicable law; therefore, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

At the time of the accident, the injured employee was a fifty year old water filter operator. During his work shift, he descended steps to the basement of the water filter plant to turn off raw water pumps. Later, as he began to ascend the steps, he remembered that he had to check a water meter chart, and, as he turned around on…