MEDFORD CORP. v. SAIF CORP.

Agency Nos. 92-03563 and 92-03562; CA A79649.

875 P.2d 1182 (1994)

128 Or. App. 119

In the Matter of the Compensation of Dean M. Hunsaker, Claimant. MEDFORD CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. SAIF CORPORATION and Dean M. Hunsaker, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided May 25, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Scott Plouse, argued the cause, Medford, for petitioner. With him on the brief was Cowling & Heysell.

Steven Cotton, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued, the cause, for respondent SAIF. With him on the brief were Theodore R. Kulongoski, Atty. Gen., and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen.

No appearance, for respondent Hunsaker.

Before ROSSMAN, P.J., and De MUNIZ and LEESON, JJ.


ROSSMAN, Presiding Judge.

Employer, Medford Corporation (Medco), a self-insured employer, seeks review of a Workers' Compensation Board order holding that Medco is responsible for claimant's work-related hearing loss. We affirm the Board.

Claimant suffered bilateral hearing loss while working for Medco between 1954 and 1991, during which time he was exposed to noise from chain saws and air compressors. Medco was insured by SAIF until July 1, 1988, at which...

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