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January 27, 2015

No Workers’ Comp Because Having Gun Held to Your Head is Part of Job?

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State laws and court rulings have opened the door for workers’ comp benefits for psychological injuries such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Despite that, this employer tried to deny benefits to an employee because being a victim of an armed robbery was part of the job.

Gregory Kochanowicz was the manager of a PA Liquor Control Board (LCB) store.

On April 28, 2008, an armed robbery occurred at his store while he was on duty.

A masked gunman approached him with a gun drawn. The gunman also showed Kochanowicz he had a second gun.

Kochanowicz was instructed, with a gun to his head, to remove money from the store safe and place it in a backpack.

The robber also told a store clerk to give him the money in her register and then to go outside to ensure no one was in front of the store.

All this time, the robber held the gun to the back of Kochanowicz’s head.

Kochanowicz and the clerk were both tied to chairs with duct tape. About five minutes after the robber fled, Kochanowicz freed himself from the chair and called police.

Kochanowicz had never been robbed at work during his 30 years with the PA LCB.

No one should be surprised that Kochanowicz sought psychological counseling. The former store manager says he thinks about the robbery almost every day and suffers from disrupted sleep, nightmares, anxiety, stress and difficulty relating to his family. He hasn’t been able to return to work since the incident.

Read Full Article At Safetynewsalert.com

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