Employee witnesses a death: Is his PTSD covered by workers’ comp?

A truck driver witnessed a fatal crash on the job. Should workers’ comp cover his treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

Shaun Armstrong was driving a one-ton dump truck for the John R. Jurgensen Co. While stopped at a yield sign on an access ramp to I-70 in Ohio, a vehicle crashed into the back of his truck. The other vehicle ended up “basically underneath” the dump truck.

Armstrong got out of his truck, fearing that a fuel leak might erupt into flames. He noticed the other driver with his head slumped down and blood coming out of his nose. Armstrong was taken to a local emergency room for treatment. While he was in the ER, he heard that the other driver had died. Armstrong was treated and released.

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