The Commonwealth Court has denied workers’ compensation benefits to a man whose thumb was degloved while polishing a bolt on his child’s go-cart on the grounds that the task was unrelated to his job duties.
In overturning the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board’s decision in Trigon Holdings v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Griffith), the court recognized that the case law in this area has been “strained” because of various rulings, making “clear and consistent application of the law difficult.”
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