Grandell v. ROSEBURG LUMBER COMPANY

This is an action brought by the beneficiaries of Norman Grandell, deceased, to recover benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the trial court sustaining an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which had affirmed the order of the Hearing Officer, all of which denied the claim of the beneficiaries.

The question is whether Norman Grandell suffered a compensable injury as defined by ORS 656.002(6), which reads as follows:

“(6) A ‘compensable injury’ is an accidental injury, or accidental injury to prosthetic appliances, arising out of and in the…