Workers' Compensation for Injury Exacerbated by Pre-existing Condition

A worker, having sustained an injury in the course of employment, sought compensation from the employer, who argued that the injury resulted from the worker's inherent defect or pre-existing condition, which was the sole cause of the incident. The court affirmed the decision awarding compensation, reasoning that under the relevant workers' compensation legislation, compensation is due for accidents occurring during work, regardless of the cause, unless the claimant's own fault or an irresistible and unforeseeable external cause (force majeure) is established, and the employer failed to demonstrate that the worker's pre-existing condition was the sole and exclusive cause of the accident in a manner constituting a force majeure event or inexcusable fault by the worker.