Interstate Metal v. Gibler

Employer seeks judicial review of an order by the Workers’ Compensation Board (board) ruling that claimant filed a timely claim for benefits based on carpal tunnel syndrome and that the disease was compensable because claimant’s employment activities were its major contributing cause. We affirm.

The following facts are undisputed. Claimant worked for employer as an office manager and customer service representative for 29 years. Approximately half of each workday was spent telephoning, writing by hand, keyboarding, using a “10-key” calculator, and filing. In 2002, experiencing some pain in her…