Cogswell v. SAIF Corp.

Claimant petitions for review of an order of the Worker’s Compensation Board affirming the referee’s dismissal of her claim because she failed to establish good cause for not requesting a hearing within 60 days of the date she was notified that the claim had been denied. ORS 656.319(1). 1 We affirm.

In 1982 claimant was employed at Agripac, Inc., on the production belt. The work required repetitive movements of the arms and shoulders. On October 15, she began experiencing symptoms in her neck and shoulders and, after consulting with a physician, Dr. Buell, she filed a claim alleging a…