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Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.222 (2026)

Compensation for additional accident

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      656.222 Compensation for additional accident. Should a further accident occur to a worker who is receiving compensation for a temporary disability, or who has been paid or awarded compensation for a permanent disability, the award of compensation for such further accident shall be made with regard to the combined effect of the injuries of the worker and past receipt of money for such disabilities.

 

      656.224 [Amended by 1953 c.674 §13; repealed by 1959 c.517 §5]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases, 1967–2002 · leading case: Weinberg v. ARA Vending Co., 612 A.2d 1203 (Conn. 1992).
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Weinberg v. ARA Vending Co., 612 A.2d 1203 (Conn. 1992). “) Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.222 . In addition, the statute specifically provided: “ ‘Compensation’ includes all benefits, including medical services, provided for a compensable injury to a subject worker or the worker’s beneficiaries by a direct responsibility employer or the State…”
Pac. Motor Trucking Co. v. Yeager, 666 P.2d 1366 (Or. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 4× “Reaching the merits of the question whether awards for both permanent partial disability and permanent total disability may be made, we find ourselves constrained to examine what application, if any, ORS 656.222 has in this fact situation. 3 It provides: “Should a farther…”
Cascade Steel Rolling Mills v. Madril, 644 P.2d 655 (Or. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 8× “ORS 656.222. 1 In February, 1974, claimant incurred a back injury while working for his employer, Parker’s Specialty Mfg.”
Hannan v. Good Samaritan Hosp., 471 P.2d 831 (Or. Ct. App. 1970). “ORS 656.222. Taking into account claimant's physical impairment, loss of earning capacity, and the award for his previous injury, we believe claimant should be awarded compensation for an unscheduled injury equal to 90% loss by separation of an arm.”
Jackson v. State Accident Ins. Fund, 490 P.2d 507 (Or. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 2× “The Fund argued that Wausau’s obligation related back to the date of the first injury and urged the hearing officer to apply ORS 656.222. ② The portion of that statute which deals with temporary disability requires the claimant to be receiving temporary disability at the time of…”
City of Portland v. Duckett, 801 P.2d 847 (Or. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 4× “The only issue is whether, under ORS 656.222, employer should be allowed to subtract from the permanent disability award in the present case the amount of a permanent disability award already paid to claimant for a previous injury to the same body part.”
Harris v. State Accident Ins. Fund Corp., 637 P.2d 1292 (Or. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “ORS 656.222 1 requires that the combined effect of claimant’s prior injuries and his past award for any previous disability also be considered.”
Norby v. Saif Corp., 738 P.2d 974 (Or. 1987). · cites it 9× “The Workers Compensation Board made that decision on the facts, reversing a contrary decision of the referee, but the Court of Appeals rested its affirmance of the Board’s order on its interpretation of a statute, ORS 656.222. Norby v. SAIF, 82 Or App 157 , 728 P2d 55 (1986).”
Am. Bldg. Maint. v. McLees, 679 P.2d 1361 (Or. 1984). · cites it 5× “ORS 656.222 provides: “Should a further accident occur to a worker who is receiving compensation for a temporary disability, or who has been paid or awarded compensation for a permanent disability, his award of compensation for such further accident shall be made with regard to…”
Nesselrodt v. State Comp. Dep't, 435 P.2d 315 (Or. 1967). · cites it 3× “The issue is controlled by ORS 656.222, which reads as follows: “656.”
Nomeland v. City of Portland, 806 P.2d 175 (Or. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “ORS 656.222 provides: “Should a further accident occur to a worker who is receiving compensation for a temporary disability, or who has been paid or awarded compensation for a permanent disability, the award of compensation for such further accident shall be made with regard to…”
Thomason v. SAIF Corp., 698 P.2d 507 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 6× “Claimant assigns as errors that the Board reduced the referee’s award from 60 percent to 40 percent and in so doing misapplied ORS 656.222. We modify the order to award claimant 50 percent unscheduled permanent partial disability and affirm the order as modified.”
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