Williams v. State Accident Insurance Fund

This is an appeal by the claimant in a workers’ compensation case. Claimant fractured a bone in her foot when she fell in a parking lot while on her way to work on January 17,1976. Her doctor initially advised her not to work for four weeks, and he did not actually release her for work until March 15, 1976.

Claimant notified her employer of the injury on the day it occurred. The State Accident Insurance Fund (SAIF) did not deny her claim until April 1,1976, two weeks after the expiration of the 60-day statutory period for accepting or denying a claim. ORS 656.262(5). SAIF was also tardy in…