Rebuttal of Fire Allegation Didn't Defeat Claim for Head Injury

The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s inability to prove he had suffered a head injury after being startled by a flash fire did not defeat his entitlement to benefits for the injury.   Case: In the Matter of the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Williams, No. S-17-0142, 02/05/2018, published. Facts: Richard Williams worked for L&L Enterprises as a well operator at an oil field owned by EOG Resources in Campbell County, Wyoming. While he was at work on June 21, 2014, Williams went into a facility referred to as the “dehydration building” to check on th...