Boeing Co. v. Fine

The respondent, Dorothy Fine, was granted compensation under the Industrial Insurance Act for a low back injury she sustained in the course of her employment as a clerk-typist for the Boeing Company, appellant herein. The record shows that the claimant, Dorothy Fine, was in the process of bending over and reaching for a file box when her telephone rang. She performed or went through a twisting movement to reach the telephone, while leaning in the opposite direction. As she did so, she experienced an immediate sharp pain in the small of her back. The low back injury resulting from her twisting…