| Date: | 06/25/2002 |
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| Organization: | Department of Industrial Accidents |
| Docket Number: | DIA Board No. 046153-99 |
| Location: | Boston |
| Referenced Sources: | Susan Scibilia v. J & R Schugel |
- Employee: Thomas Rider
- Employer: City of Boston
- Self Insurer: City of Boston
MAZE-ROTHSTEIN, J. The self-insurer challenges an award of § 31 benefits to the dependent son of the deceased employee, as well as the grant of § 33 funeral expenses. The self-insurer maintains error in the finding that G. L. c. 152, § 7A, applied to establish prima facie evidence that the employee’s death, which occurred two days after he left work, was causally related to his employment. Alternatively, the self-insurer argues that, even if § 7A applied, it introduced evidence sufficient to overcome § 7A’s prima facie effect, requiring the claimant to prove causal relationship. For the reasons discussed in Scibilia v. J.& R Schugel, 16 Mass. Workers’ Comp. Rep. ____ (June 25, 2002), we disagree with the self-insurer’s arguments, and affirm the decision.