avr. 2015 · Ontario, Canada
Tribunal finds waste truck driver's undiagnosed severe sleep apnea caused his crash; employer gets full cost relief
- Sécurité
- Juridique
- Financier
A waste management truck driver lost consciousness at the wheel and crashed; afterwards he was diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea and severe insomnia. The workers' compensation appeals tribunal accepted that the pre-existing sleep disorder caused the accident, noting medical advice that people with sleep apnea are two to three times more likely to have motor vehicle crashes. The worker's injuries remained compensable, but the employer was granted 100% cost relief from the provincial second injury fund because the sleep disorder, not the job, triggered the crash.
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