The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a denial of a worker’s claim for benefits, finding he did not suffer a compensable injury because he was presumptively intoxicated at the time of his accident.
Case: Meek v. Cheyenne Steel Inc., No. 2021-WC-01219-COA, 10/11/2022, published.
Facts: Miles Meek worked for Cheyenne Steel Inc. Part of his job was to run decking, where he welded together pieces of steel to form a floor and then poured concrete over the top. He was also responsible for rigging his own supplies, where his work tools and supplies were sent up a structure b...
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