Rhoades v. Sandy Rural Fire Protection District 72

Claimant seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order dismissing his request for a hearing. The Board held that claimant had not shown good cause for filing his request more than 60 days after SAIF denied his claim. We affirm.

Claimant is a volunteer firefighter for employer, Sandy Rural Fire Protection District 72. He was responding to employer’s call when he slipped and injured his knee.1 Claimant filed a workers’ compensation claim on November 22, 1996. SAIF denied his claim because the injury did not occur within the course and scope of employment. SAIF mailed its denial on April…