Melius v. Boise Cascade Corp.

The defendant appeals from judgment of the circuit court allowing a workmen’s compensation claim for low hack injury which allegedly occurred at defendant’s Valsetz plywood mill in early January 1966. Defendant accepted a claim for shoulder and upper back injury but rejected the low back claim. The hearing officer rejected the low back claim and on review the Workmen’s Compensation Board sustained his finding. Claimant then appealed to the circuit court and the claim was allowed.

Claimant’s job was to pull veneer from the green chain, which is heavy work. He fell upon the chain decking causing…