Ragan v. Fred Meyer, Inc.

Claimant seeks judicial review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board affirming the referee’s award of 52.5 degrees for loss of her right forearm. She also seeks review of a previous Board order which affirmed the denial of her request for surgery. Employer moved to dismiss the petition for review insofar as it relates to the latter order.

We first address the motion to dismiss. Claimant sustained a compensable injury to her right wrist when she slipped and fell on her right hand. The injury occurred on April 6,1980, and she filed a claim for compensation on April 9,1980. A series of…