The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that a worker suffered a compensable head injury from striking the ground after she suffered a fainting episode at work, even though it was an admittedly personal infirmity that had caused her to faint.
Case: Clements v. Aramark Corp., No. AC 39488, 05/29/2018, published.
Facts: Sharon Clements worked for the Aramark Corp. She was assigned to work as a mess attendant at the Coast Guard Academy in New London.
As she was arriving for work in September 2012, Clements became lightheaded and passed out, falling to the ground.
No one witnessed the fall, but ...
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