Harmon v. Deaconess Hospital

Claimant and appellant, Rita Harmon, appeals from a judgment of the Workers’ Compensation Court denying her petition for temporary total disability benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act for injuries allegedly suffered during her employment with the Deaconess Hospital in Billings, Montana.

Claimant was an employee of Deaconess Hospital on August 6, 1978. She was employed as a nurse’s aide in the pediatrics ward and was working the 6:00 a. m. to 3:00 p. m. shift that day. As a nurse’s aide, claimant’s duties included, among other things, assisting in the transfer of patients from surgical…