Man Who Filed Workers’ Comp Claim But Actually Hurt Himself Riding A Motorcycle Admits Felony

A state employee who said he got hurt at work and claimed disability from the state’s workers’ compensation insurer, but was actually injured riding a motorcycle at a Bozeman racetrack, has admitted to a felony and will pay a $3,000 fine. Boone Block, 34, of Clyde Park, pleaded guilty June 14 to false claim to a public agency. He was also given a three-year suspended sentence. He had previously pleaded not guilty and was facing a jury trial. Block said he was hurt at work on Feb. 26, 2016, while working for the state Department of Transportation in Livingston. He submitted a workers’ compensation claim to the State Fund, saying he jumped off the back of a work truck and hurt his right knee.