Robinson v. SAIF Corp.

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board upholding SAIF’s denial of his claim for compensation for a hernia. We review for substantial evidence, ORS 183.482(7) and (8); ORS 656.298(6), and affirm.

Claimant began working for employer in September 1984. In April 1995, he was lifting two stacks of boards down from a shelf when he felt an immediate sharp pain in his left side. After a brief rest, he returned to work and felt a burning sensation in his left groin. However, claimant continued to work for several days until he had to leave work because of groin pain. He…