Gormley v. State Accident Insurance Fund Corp.

The State Accident Insurance Fund (SAIF) denied petitioner’s claim, and a referee affirmed SAIF’s decision. The Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) affirmed the referee. Petitioner seeks judicial review by this court. ORS 656.298. The issue on review is compensability. We review de novo, ORS 656.298(6), and affirm the Board.

Petitioner was employed as a waitress. On August 11, 1978, she fell while backing into the restaurant kitchen. She sustained severe bruises to her left leg and hip and experienced pain in her back later that day. She did not seek medical attention, even though her employer…