Injuries Sustained In Suicide Attempt Are Compensable: Court

A federal appeals court ruled a man who shot himself due to anguish over injuries suffered on the job is entitled to compensation for the injuries he sustained during his suicide attempt. William Kealoha worked as a ship laborer in 2001 for Ewa Beach, Hawaii-based Leeward Marine Inc. when he fell between 25 and 50 feet from a barge to a dry dock, landing on a steel floor. Mr. Kealoha suffered blunt trauma to his head, chest and abdomen, along with a fractured rib and shoulder blade, and knee and back pain.