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YOUNGREN v. WEYERHAEUSER CO.

WCB No. 78-269; Claim No. 177-505; CA 13162.

597 P.2d 1302 (1979)

41 Or.App. 333

In the matter of the Compensation of Frederick YOUNGREN, Claimant, Petitioner, v. WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, Employer, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided July 30, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Huntsberger, Springfield, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Ackerman & DeWenter, Springfield.

J.W. McCracken, Jr., Eugene, argued the cause and filed the briefs for respondent.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., LEE, GILLETTE and CAMPBELL, JJ., and PETERSON, Judge Pro Tempore.

GILLETTE, Judge.

This is a case of denial of workers' compensation benefits. Claimant, frustrated by a disagreement with a fellow employe, struck a large metal drum several times in lieu of striking his fellow employe. In this uneven struggle, the drum won: the employe suffered a broken bone in his left hand. Both the referee and the Workers' Compensation Board denied compensation. We reverse.

The referee found the injury to be self-inflicted, thereby disqualifying...

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