SAIF v. REEL

WCB 84-00293; CA A36984; SC S33331.

735 P.2d 364 (1987)

303 Or. 210

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPENSATION OF EDWARD J. REEL, Claimant. State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, Respondent On Review, v. Edward J. REEL, Petitioner On Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided April 14, 1987.

Reconsideration Denied May 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald L. Bohy, of Rolf Olson, P.C., Salem, argued the cause and filed the petition for petitioner on review.

Darrell E. Bewley, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause for respondent on review.


JONES, Justice.

The issue in this workers' compensation case is whether claimant was in the course of his employment at the time of his injury. The Court of Appeals denied claimant benefits for injury he sustained in an explosion in his own camper parked near the construction site where he worked. We affirm.

The Court of Appeals succinctly outlined the events leading up to claimant's injury:

"Claimant was...

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