Argonaut Insurance v. Mock

This is a workers’ compensation case in which claimant seeks benefits for injuries that he sustained in an automobile accident in 1981 while he was employed by Progress Quarries (Progress). The claim for those injuries was not filed until 1984. Progress denied the claim on the ground that it was not timely and that, in any event, the injuries were not work related. Claimant also filed an aggravation claim with Fred Meyer, Inc., a previous employer, for the same injuries. The referee’s decision, which was adopted by the Board, held that claimant sustained a compensable injury in 1981 and that…