Wichterman v. J.H. Kelly, Inc.

SCHROEDER, Chief Justice.

John Wichterman appeals from the Industrial Commission’s denial of his worker’s compensation claim arising out of two incidents of exposure to hazardous substances in 1998.

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FACT SUMMARY

Wichterman, a journeyman pipe fitter, was employed by J.H. Kelly, Inc. (Employer) on a project at a facility owned by Potlatch Corporation in Lewiston, Idaho. On September 17, 1998, he inhaled fumes emanating from a pipe he had been directed to cut. Five days later, while unbolting a flange on a 16-inch pipe, Wichterman was sprayed with a black liquid, some of which he may have…