Collins v. Hygenic Corp. of Oregon

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board that affirmed the referee and denied his claim for medical services. We reverse.

Claimant worked as a “snorkel bender.” He sprayed cut plastic tubing with an aerosol lubricant, placed it in a metal mold, put the mold in an oven to bake and subsequently removed the mold from the oven and the tubing, or snorkel, from the mold. He worked on the mezzanine above the first floor of the building. Employer changed the lubricant to a silicone product containing 1,1,1 trichloroethane (3 TCE). Claimant and a co-employe started to use…