Deeter v. Safeway Stores, Inc.

(concurring) — I concur in the result reached by the majority but feel that further explication is warranted.

To be compensable, an injury must occur in the course of employment and result from either "physical injury" or from an "occupational disease". See Dennis v. Department of Labor & Indus., 44 Wn. App. 423, 722 P.2d 1317 (1986), aff'd, 109 Wn.2d 467, 745 P.2d 1295 (1987). If a condition does not result from either of these causes, the employee retains a right of action against the employer. See Depre v. Pacific Coast Forge Co., 145 Wash. 263, 259 P. 720 (1927) *80wherein our Supreme Court…