Webb v. SAIF Corp.

Claimant seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order denying him medical benefits and penalties and attorney fees for SAIF’s alleged wrongful denial of compensation.

Claimant, a log truck driver, suffered a compensable back injury on July 9, 1979, when he fell while throwing a wrapper over a load of logs. The injury was diagnosed as a pulled muscle or strain, and SAIF accepted the claim as nondisabling on August 6, 1979. Claimant’s back pain continued intermittently. In April, 1980, a doctor reported that he was suffering from pain due to degenerative changes in his back which were not…