Roseburg Forest Products v. Gibson

Employer seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board that reversed its denial of temporary total disability benefits (TTD) to claimant. The parties agree that the issue is whether, at the time that claimant’s aggravation occurred, he had withdrawn from the work force and was therefore not entitled to TTD.

The parties accept the findings of the referee that were adopted by the Board. Claimant sustained a compensable low back injury in April, 1988, at employer’s mill. Despite persistent back and leg pain, he continued to work. On January 10, 1989, he went on strike with his…