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MAUER v. EICON

No. 32301.

983 P.2d 411 (1999)

Russell MAUER, Appellant, v. EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEVADA, and Bryant Universal Roofers, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

August 26, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Giunta, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Lenard Ormsby, General Counsel and Javier A. Arguello, Associate General Counsel, Carson City, for Respondent Employers Insurance Company of Nevada.

Before MAUPIN, SHEARING and BECKER, JJ.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

This appeal asks us to decide whether a self-inflicted workplace injury resulting from an employee's impulsive, angry act is compensable under Nevada's workers' compensation law. We conclude it is not.

The facts are not disputed. Appellant Russell Mauer, while working in November 1995 for respondent Bryant Universal Roofers, hit his head on the corner of a large rooftop air conditioning unit. When Mauer hit his head on...

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