Haney v. Union Forest Products

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board affirming the referee’s denial of benefits on the basis of its finding that at the time of the injury, claimant was working temporarily in Oregon for a Washington employer and, therefore, was not an Oregon subject worker. We affirm.

Claimant sustained a low back injury in 1987 while working in Oregon for Union Forest Products (UFP). At that time, he missed less than three days of work, and the injury was accepted as nondisabling. However, he continued to experience low back pain and a “bruised” sensation in that area. In…