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McADAMS v. SAIF CORP.

No. 81-03758; CA A25709.

674 P.2d 80 (1984)

66 Or.App. 415

In the matter of the Compensation of Wayne McAdams, Claimant. Wayne McAdams, Petitioner, v. SAIF CORPORATION, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided January 11, 1984.

Reconsideration Denied February 24, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Udziela, Portland, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Pozzi, Wilson, Atchison, O'Leary & Conboy, Portland.

Donna M. Parton, Associate Appellate Counsel, State Acc. Ins. Fund Corp., Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent.

Before BUTTLER, P.J., and WARREN and ROSSMAN, JJ.

BUTTLER, Presiding Judge.

Claimant appeals from a Workers' Compensation Board order denying compensation for injuries he received as a result of a fall at work. The issue is whether claimant's fall was "unexplained" in the sense that the reason for falling is unknown, or whether his fall was "idiopathic," that is, the reason is known but is personal to claimant rather than work-related. As the Supreme Court pointed out in Phil A. Livesley Co. v. Russ,

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