SAIF Corp. v. Fortson

SAIF seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board in which the Board found that claimant’s injury arose out of and in the course of claimant’s employment and, therefore, was compensable. We review for errors of law, ORS 183.482(8)(a), and affirm.

The relevant facts are undisputed. Claimant is a long-term production and maintenance worker at employer’s paper production facility. At the time of his injury, claimant’s working title was power and recovery lead operator and his principal duty was to keep equipment running properly in the recovery boiler area. In addition to his…