MATTER OF COMPENSATION OF BAER

No. 80-2528; CA A23546.

652 P.2d 873 (1982)

60 Or.App. 133

In the matter of the Compensation of Ralph L. Baer, Claimant. State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, Petitioner, v. RALPH L. BAER AND EBI COMPANIES, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided October 27, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell E. Bewley, State Acc. Ins. Fund Corp., Salem, argued the cause and filed brief for petitioner.

James P. O'Neil, Myrtle Creek, argued the cause and filed brief for respondent Ralph L. Baer.

Michael G. Bostwick, Portland, argued the cause for respondent EBI Companies. With him on brief was Lindsay, Hart, Neil & Weigler, Portland.

Before GILLETTE, P.J., and WARDEN and YOUNG, JJ.


YOUNG, Judge.

This is a workers' compensation claim under the occupational disease law. ORS 656.802 to 656.824. The issue is the allocation of responsibility between two successive carriers of the same employer. The referee and the Workers' Compensation Board found SAIF, the initial carrier, liable. We review de novo, ORS 656.298(6), and affirm.

Claimant contracted a compensable occupational disease, allergic contact dermatitis, from his exposure to...

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