Psychological Condition Existed Prior to Accident

A claimant's psychological injuries were deemed not to be related to an accident at work because of symptoms predating and unrelated to the accident, the Kentucky Court of Appeals held. Uless Mills, the claimant in Mills v. CTA Acoustics Inc., 2006-CA-001781-WC, 03/02/2007, had been employed by CTA Acoustics since 1973 when, while delivering paperwork to the plant assembly lines on Feb. 20, 2003, he heard and saw an explosion. The explosion's shock waves struck Mills on his right side, leading to immediate hearing loss in his right ear. The explosion also caused burn injuries to a number...