February 26, 2018
This firefighter/EMT was at the firehouse when he suffered an injury. Despite that, his employer says his injury wasn’t work-related. How did a court rule?
Shawn Hansen worked as a firefighter and emergency medical technician for the City of Siloam Springs, AR. He worked 24-hour shifts and was required to stay on premises unless he was performing a work-related errand. The City provided him with sleeping accommodations and encouraged sleep during the night – he wasn’t expected to stay awake for the whole 24-hour shift.
On Nov. 5, 2015, Hansen was sleeping at the firehouse when he awoke from a bad dream at about 2:00 in the morning. Hansen said he had dreamed spiders were crawling on him. He jumped from his bed and fractured a bone in his left foot which eventually required surgery.
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