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[5] The worker arrived in Canada from Jamaica in September 2007 as a migrant worker under the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program. Before being approved for the program she underwent a medical examination and was found “fit for employment in Canada without restrictions”.

[6] The worker began work with the accident employer on September 10, 2007 as a mushroom harvester. She continued in that capacity until October 3, 2007 when she suffered a heart attack. She was admitted to the Kingston General Hospital where she was treated for an acute myocardial infarction.

[7] Upon learning of the heart attack, the employer filed a Form 7 Employer’s Report of Injury to the Board. The employer indicated on the form that the worker’s health condition was not work-related. The worker filed a corresponding From 6 with the Board, indicating that she fell on October 1, 2007, and that she felt pain in that area the following day, the day before her heart attack.

[8] The worker remained off work under medical care following the October 3, 2007 heart attack, and had two cardiac catheterization procedures in order to treat the heart condition. She was discharged from the hospital on October 19, 2007.