Court rules a workplace slip on exposed tiles is an occupational accident despite pre-existing back issues.

The court ruled that the plaintiff's slip and fall on exposed tiles constituted a workplace accident, ordering the employer to pay state costs. Although the defendant argued the plaintiff faked the injury due to pre-existing back problems, the court found that an external factor triggered the acute injury. The decision relied on the legal principle that pre-existing conditions do not preclude an accident status if an external cause initiates the damage.