Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. v. McDowell

Shields, J. —

On September 5, 1986, Wes H. McDowell filed a claim with the Department of Labor and Industries alleging he had suffered an occupational disease (sesamoid-itis of his left foot) while employed as a carbon setter for Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation at Mead, Washington. On September 22, 1986, the Department rejected the claim; Mr. McDowell appealed to the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals which reversed the Department's order and directed it to authorize the claim. Kaiser appealed to Superior Court. The trial court reversed the Board and disallowed the claim. It is from…