Orr v. Department of Labor & Industries

On August 20, 1968, claimant Harry Orr sustained an injury to his low back and groin area while working as a general handyman and forklift operator for Lindall Cedar Homes. The industrial injury occurred when claimant twisted his back and strained his groin while removing a table saw top from a pickup truck with a hoist. He received treatment and his claim was closed with an award of 15 percent of the maximum amount allowed for unspecified disabilities, for a psychiatric condition.

Claimant appealed this award to the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals. The Board reversed the Department of…