Norstadt v. Murphy Plywood/Liberty Northwest Insurance

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board determining that his bilateral hearing loss is compensable but that the loss is not the responsibility of any of the employers joined in this proceeding.1 We reverse and remand.

Claimant has had multiple employers over the years, most of whom were in the forest products industry. Claimant worked for Huffman & Wright cutting lumber from December 1985 to January 1986. Claimant first sought treatment for his compensable hearing loss in October 1986, while he was working for Douglas County Forest Products (DCFP), then insured by…