State Accident Insurance Fund Corp. v. Reel

SAIF petitions for review of an order of the Worker’s Compensation Board which held that claimant was entitled to benefits for injuries he sustained in an explosion caused by a defective propane tank in his camper. We conclude that claimant was not entitled to compensation and reverse.

Claimant was a dump truck driver for a paving contractor which had its principal place of business in McMinnville, Oregon. His permanent home is in Salem, but his job took him all over the state to various construction sites. At the time of the injury, he was working on a job in Cascade Locks, a distance of 89…