Appeal of Hypertherm, Inc.

The petitioner, Hypertherm, Inc., appeals a decision of the New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board (board) that it is obligated by RSA 281-A:23 (Supp. 2004) to pay medical costs associated with the treatment of a cumulative trauma injury suffered by the respondent, Hyvis Thatcher. We vacate and remand.

The facts relevant to this appeal are undisputed. In February 2001, after voluntarily leaving her job as a nanny, the respondent began working for the petitioner as an order filler and warehouse packer, a position that required her to locate and select ordered pieces for packing. The pieces…