Norman v. Department of Labor & Industries

July 21, 1939, Merle F. Norman was injured while burning poison ivy upon land owned by Spokane county. July 31, 1939, he filed a report of the accident with the department of labor and industries. In the report, he claimed that he had received burns while spraying poison ivy, and that the “hose came off burner and sprayed him with gasoline and he caught fire.” September 13, 1939, the department rejected his claim for the following reasons:

“(1) For the reason that the claimant at the time of alleged injury was not engaged in work classified as extrahazardous and coming under the compulsory…