INT'L PAPER COMPANY v. TOLLEFSON

WCB 85-03658; CA A41258.

740 P.2d 238 (1987)

86 Or.App. 706

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPENSATION OF GARY E. TOLLEFSON, Claimant. International Paper Company, Petitioner, v. Gary E. TOLLEFSON, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Argued and Submitted April 10, 1987.

Reconsiderations Denied September 25, 1987.

Review Denied October 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul L. Roess, Coos Bay, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on brief was Foss, Whitty & Roess, Coos Bay.

Jim L. Scavera, Coos Bay, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent.

Before WARDEN, P.J., and VAN HOOMISSEN and YOUNG, JJ.


YOUNG, Judge.

Employer seeks review of a Workers' Compensation Board order that affirmed the referee's award of compensation. The issue is whether claimant proved by a preponderance of the evidence that his right elbow condition is a compensable occupational disease. ORS 656.802(1)(a). We affirm.

Claimant worked for employer from February, 1983, to September 24, 1985. Until March, 1984, he worked as a grader trainee on the green chain. In that job he used...

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