Underwood v. Pendleton Grain Growers

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board determining that his injury did not occur in the course of his employment and is not compensable. We affirm.

Claimant sold tires in eastern Oregon. He worked in employer’s Pendleton store and lived in Milton-Freewater, approximately 30 miles away. His job duties included selling, repairing and periodically transporting tires between employer’s stores in Pendleton and Milton-Freewater, and his sales route included the area between the two towns. He had wide discretion regarding when and where to contact customers, and he was…