Accident on Drive Home Is Covered by Workers’ Comp

While on vacation, a backhoe operator was called into work to deal with an emergency. After a grueling day, he fell asleep while driving home, got into an accident and suffered severe injuries. The Board rejected his workers` comp claim but the Appeals Tribunal said he was covered under a Board Policy stating that driving to and from a work emergency is an employment-related activity. The court upheld the ruling as reasonable [Windsor Utilities Commission v. Skara, [2009] O.J. No. 5469, Dec. 21, 2009].