Statute bars compensation for injury resulting from “risk unrelated to the employment to which workers would have been equally exposed outside of and unrelated to the employment in normal nonemployment life.” Claimant choked on his breakfast, passed out, and crashed his work van while on his way to a work assignment. Breakfast, choking, and passing out are unrelated to the employment, part of normal nonemployment life, and caused the crash that caused the injury. Therefore, the statutes barred an award for claimant’s injuries.
Gary Boothe, Jr., Appellant, vs. DISH Network, Inc., Respondent.
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Supreme Court of Missouri – SC98948
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