Temporary employee of university hopped over a chain barrier along a sidewalk on her way to drop off her time card. The heel of her shoe got caught and she fell and suffered injury to her elbow. Workers' Compensation Commission properly denied Claimant's claim for benefits, as Claimant failed to prove that her accident arose out of her employment. Claimant's decision to hop over chain fence, rather than use the walkway, was for her own benefit, and she voluntarily exposed herself to an unnecessary personal danger. Thus, injury did not arise out of employment as a non-traveling employee. Record supports Commission's conclusion that travel was not an essential element of Claimant's employment. (HOFFMAN, HUDSON, CAVANAGH, and BARBERIS, concurring.)
Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Workers' Compensation