Awards; disqualification
Sec. 21. (a) No compensation is allowed for any condition of
physical or mental ill-being, disability, disablement, or death for
which compensation is recoverable on account of accidental injury
under chapters 2 through 6 of this article.
(b) No compensation is allowed for any disease or death
knowingly self-inflicted by the employee, or due to his intoxication,
his commission of an offense, his knowing failure to use a safety
appliance, his knowing failure to obey a reasonable written or printed
rule of the employer which has been posted in a conspicuous position
in the place of work, or his knowing failure to perform any statutory
duty. The burden of proof is on the defendant.
(Formerly: Acts 1937, c.69, s.14.) As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2,
SEC.2212.
Last modified: May 27, 2006