Wills v. State Accident Insurance Fund

In this workmen’s compensation case claimant is seeking a permanent total disability award on account of a back injury, asserting he falls within the "odd-lot category.” See Deaton v. SAIF, 13 Or App 298, 509 P2d 1215 (1973); Jenness v. SAIF, 8 Or App 95, 493 P2d 73 (1972). He suffered a back injury in 1971 while handling lumber, although his usual occupation was truck driving. He had formerly had an L4-5 spinal fusion following a back injury in 1961. The 1971 injury occurred when claimant was 51 years old and resulted in two more fusion operations in the same spinal area. He complains of…