Kenimer v. SAIF Corp.

Claimant seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order that upheld SAIF’s denial of his right knee condition. We review for substantial evidence and errors of law, ORS 183.482(8), and reverse and remand.

We summarize the facts from the board’s order and the record. Claimant has worked for employer as an air conditioning and ventilation installer since 1982. In October 1998, claimant was renovating an air conditioning system, a job that required him to squat and kneel for long periods of time. On October 8,1998, as claimant got up from a squatting position, he felt a sharp pain in his…