Prewitt v. State Accident Insurance Fund

This appeal presents the question of whether, under the Workmen’s Compensation Law, a workman who suffers a hernia in the course of his employment and has it surgically repaired is restricted to the benefits provided by ORS 656.220, even though the surgery leaves him with a residual permanent disability. We agree with the Workmen’s Compensation Board and the trial court that absent complications he is so restricted.

Claimant, a 64-year-old laborer, with little formal education, suffered a hernia in the course of his employment. He had suffered at least seven previous hernias and had undergone…