Stephenson v. Furnas Electric Co.

HARRIS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decision of the district court sitting on review of agency action in a workers’ compensation claim. We affirm.

Appellant Bonnie Stephenson had been employed by Furnas Electric Co. (Furnas) in 1984 and again from 1986 to 1990. Her job responsibilities initially involved assembling and setting industrial switches. Beginning in December 1988 she developed a number of repetitive motion disorders (carpal, cubital, and ulnar tunnel syndromes), and underwent surgery for these conditions in 1989. After the operation she worked in different departments of…