Baldwin v. The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission

Security guard was assigned to inside guard duty, which consisted of walking throughout and around a building, and was injured in two falls: once when she fell while descending a metal staircase, and she could not say what caused her foot to slip; and another when her leg began cramping and gave out, causing her to fall. Claimant substantially complied with Section 19(f)(1) of Workers Compensation Act in filing a single request for summons instead of two separate requests. As Claimant did not present any evidence as to cause of her falls, or that she was exposed to a risk greater than that faced by the general public, or that falls were other than purely idiopathic, she failed to prove that her injuries arose out of her employment. (McCULLOUGH, HOLDRIDGE, HUDSON, and STEWART, concurring.)