Hutcheson v. Weyerhaeuser Co.

This is a contested claim for workers’ compensation benefits for an alleged occupational disease. ORS 656.802 to 656.824. As used in those statutes "occupational disease” means:

"Any disease or infection which arises out of and in the scope of the employment, and to which an employee is not ordinarily subjected or exposed other than during a period of regular employment therein.” ORS 656.802(l)(a).

The claim was filed on October 25, 1976, alleging occupational respiratory disease resulting from breathing dust and smoke at work. The claim was denied eight days later. Upon claimant’s reqúested…