SAIF Corp. v. Hoffman

The Workers’ Compensation Board (board) found petitioners SAIF Corporation and its insured, Kinzua Corporation, responsible for claimant’s hearing loss. Petitioners contend that the board erred in assigning responsibility for claimant’s hearing loss to Kinzua and, if Kinzua does bear responsibility, that the board erred in finding that the actual cause of the condition occurred during a period when SAIF insured Kinzua. We review for errors of law and substantial evidence, ORS 656.298(7); ORS 183.482(7), (8), and affirm.

Claimant began working for Kinzua, a wood products company, in 1972. His…