MILLS, Judge.
The claimant appeals from a workers' compensation order denying her claim for an emotional injury. We affirm.
Emotional injuries due to fright or excitement unassociated with physical injury are excluded from the Workers' Compensation Act. Section 440.02(18), Florida Statutes (1981). Injuries of this nature are the proper subject of a civil action. Williams v. Hillsborough County School Board,
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