Occasional Driving Doesn't Entitle Ag Worker to Comp Benefits

A person injured while filling a semi-truck tanker with liquid fertilizer was an agricultural worker, not a truck driver, and therefore is not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled. Case: O’Keefe v. Top Notch Farms, No. 93A02-1702-EX-386, 7/27/2017, published. Facts: Charles O’Keefe performed odd jobs while working as a truck driver for Top Notch Farms Inc., a corn and soybean operation in northwestern Indiana. In addition to hauling corn and soy beans, O’Keefe serviced trucks, painted the farm’s shop and swept the granar...