Quinton v. LT & L LOGGING, INC.

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) that upheld the denial of his claim for benefits on the ground that his injury in Colorado was not incidental to Oregon employment. We review for errors of law and substantial evidence, ORS 183.482(8)(a) and (c), and affirm.

Claimant, a timber worker, worked seasonally for employer from 1990 through 1994. Employer, an Idaho corporation, engaged in logging in Oregon until July 1994. In early July 1994, employer told claimant to stop working at the Oregon job site and offered him a job in Colorado. Claimant accepted the…