Patterson v. State Accident Insurance Fund Corp.

In this workers’ compensation case, the State Accident Insurance Fund (SAIF) denied claimant’s claim for compensation. The referee overturned that denial, and the Worker’s Compensation Board reversed the referee’s decision. Claimant appeals, and we reverse.

Neither party disputes the referee’s factual findings. Therefore, we summarize the facts from those findings. Claimant worked as a security guard at the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center. He was called to the psychiatric crisis center to assist the medical staff in releasing a patient who did not wish to leave the unit. The…