GAONA v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

No. 1 CA-IC 2394.

128 Ariz. 445 (1981)

626 P.2d 609

Felix GAONA, Petitioner, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION of Arizona, Respondent, Agricultural Enterprises, Respondent Employer, State Compensation Fund, Respondent Carrier.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department C.

Rehearing Denied March 23, 1981.

Review Denied April 14, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ely, Bettini & Ulman by Julie A. Doherty, Sam Insana, Phoenix, for petitioner.

Calvin Harris, Chief Counsel, The Industrial Commission of Arizona, Phoenix, for respondent.

State Compensation Fund, Robert K. Park, Chief Counsel by James L. Stevenson, Phoenix, for respondent employer and respondent carrier.


OPINION

OGG, Judge.

The question in this case is whether petitioner's injury, admittedly sustained while petitioner was not engaged in employment duties, is nevertheless compensable under the "bunkhouse rule." We agree with the administrative law judge that the injury was not compensable in this case.

Petitioner Felix Gaona, an agricultural worker, was allowed, but not required, to sleep on the second floor of an equipment shop on the agricultural...

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