LIBERTY NORTHWEST INS. CORP. v. SPURGEON

WCB No. 86-02697; CA A67035.

820 P.2d 851 (1991)

109 Or.App. 566

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPENSATION OF RITA R. SPURGEON, Claimant. LIBERTY NORTHWEST Insurance Corp. and Sacred Heart General Hospital, Petitioners, v. Rita A. SPURGEON, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided November 13, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stafford J. Hazelett, Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for petitioners.

W. Daniel Bates, Jr., Eugene, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent.

Before WARREN, P.J., and RIGGS and EDMONDS, JJ.


WARREN, Presiding Judge.

Employer seeks review of a Workers' Compensation Board order that held that claimant's carpal tunnel syndrome is compensable as an occupational disease. We reverse.

Employer does not challenge the Board's findings, which it adopted from the referee's order. Claimant worked in employer's food service for eight years. Her job required significant repetitive motions with both hands. Claimant's off-the-job activities included crocheting...

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