Safeco Insurance v. Victoria

Safeco Insurance (Safeco) seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) assigning it responsibility for claimant’s bilateral arm condition. We review for errors of law, substantial evidence and abuse of discretion. ORS 656.298(7); ORS 183.482(7), (8). We reverse and remand for reconsideration.

In November 1994, claimant began suffering bilateral arm symptoms while working at Safeco doing repetitious computer input work. In February 1995, claimant left Safeco and took a job with a SAIF-insured employer (Wilson-Heir-good). Her duties there included typing, initially minimal…