Conner v. B & S LOGGING

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board that held that Liberty Northwest Insurance Co. was not responsible for claimant’s compensa-ble injury. We review for errors of law and substantial evidence, ORS 183.482(8), and affirm.

Claimant was first injured in 1985 while working as a logger for Liberty’s insured, when he caught his foot in a branch while attempting to avoid being hit by a falling tree. He submitted a claim for a “strained, twisted knee” that was accepted by Liberty. That claim was closed in April 1986 without an award of permanent disability. Claimant…