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BENNETT v. LIBERTY NORTHWEST INS. CORP.

91-11454; CA A80711.

875 P.2d 1176 (1994)

128 Or. App. 71

In the Matter of the Compensation of Wayne Bennett, Claimant. Wayne BENNETT, Petitioner, v. LIBERTY NORTHWEST INSURANCE CORPORATION and Siltec Corporation, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided May 25, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret H. Leek Leiberan, argued the cause, Portland, for petitioner. With her on the brief were Leiberan & Grazeley and Richard M. Walsh.

Patricia Nielsen, argued the cause, Salem, for respondents. With her on the brief was Kevin L. Mannix, P.C.

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

WARREN, Presiding Judge.

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Board that affirmed employer Siltec Corporation's (Siltec) denial of his claim for compensation for hearing loss. We reverse.

Claimant worked for Caterpillar, Inc. (Caterpillar) and its predecessor beginning in 1964. At that job, he was exposed to noisy conditions. Sometime after Caterpillar purchased the company in the early 1970's, claimant began wearing hearing protection...

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