Medford Corp. v. Smith

Employer seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board holding that claimant has established that his employment while employer was self-insured was a material contributing cause of his left wrist carpal tunnel condition and that the claim is compensable as an occupational disease under ORS 656.802(l)(c).

Before July 1, 1988, employer was insured by SAIF. After that date, it became self-insured. Claimant, who worked as a machinist, began complaining about hand problems in February, 1988. In May, 1988, he filed a claim for carpal tunnel syndrome in the right wrist, which SAIF…