Hix v. State Accident Insurance Fund

In this Workers’ Compensation case, the sole question is compensability. The claimant, who was sixteen at the time, suffered an injury to his arm while attempting to clear a moving conveyor belt at the Gold Hill Lime Plant. The arm was subsequently amputated. The referee found claimant not to be an employee under ORS 656.005(28) of the Workers’ Compensation Act, which provides:

" 'Workman’ means any person including a minor, whether lawfully or unlawfully employed, who engages to furnish services for a remuneration, subject to the direction and control of the employer * *

The Workers’…