Meyers v. State Accident Insurance Fund

This is a judicial review proceeding arising under the Injured Inmates Act, ORS 655.505-550. The applicable law, except as specifically provided under the cited act, is the Workers’ Compensation Law, ORS ch 656. Johnson v. SAIF, 267 Or 299, 302, 516 P2d 1289 (1973).1

In September, 1973, claimant was an inmate in the Oregon State Penitentiary. While working in a warehouse, he suffered a low back injury while lifting a 100 pound sack of sugar. He was hospitalized in the prison hospital and received conservative treatment for the injury. About two weeks after the accident, an examining physician…