Electrician Established Compensability of Shoulder Injury

The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that an electrician was entitled to benefits for a shoulder injury that occurred in saving himself from a fall. Case: Pate v. Montana State Fund, No. 2018-4207, 01/18/2019, published. Facts: Everett Pate worked for Liberty Electric as an electrician. On July 9, 2015, the rung of a ladder broke while Pate was exiting a crawl space during a job at Malmstrom Air Force Base. When the rung broke, Pate fell backwards. He instinctively threw his arms away from his body. The back of Pate’s thighs struck the next rung of the ladder,...