RSG Forest Products v. Jensen

Employer seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board affirming the referee’s award to claimant of interim compensation. We affirm.

Claimant began having severe wrist and hand problems while working for employer. Claimant’s supervisor told him that he would like to avoid having claimant file a workers’ compensation claim and placed claimant in a light-duty job for a few days. Employer then transferred claimant to a position that involved less repetitive use of his hands than did his original job, but claimant’s problems continued. Claimant did not file a claim or see a doctor,…