Wineberg v. Department of Labor & Industries

Appellant Wineberg, who operates a dairy farm and creamery, appeals from a judgment upon a verdict affirming an order of the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals rejecting his employee’s claim for industrial insurance.

The employee, Turner, was a maintenance man who worked both in the commercial creamery and on the dairy farm. The injury occurred while Turner was replacing light bulbs in the barn so that other employees could see to move hay.

The Supervisor of Industrial Insurance, the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, and the superior court jury all found that the injury occurred while…