Watson v. JOSLIN MILLWORK, INC.

BURDICK, Justice.

This case involves an occupational disease claim that came before the Idaho Industrial Commission (Commission) at an Emergency Hearing on December 19, 2008. Appellant Robert A. Watson (Watson) alleged that his Sawyer/Assembler job with Joslin Millwork, Inc. (Joslin) (when referred to jointly, Joslin and Liberty Northwest Insurance Co. are referred to as “Respondents”) exposed him to the characteristic and peculiar hazards of repetitive heavy lifting, twisting and bending. Watson contends that his industrial exposure to the hazards of his job caused his non-acute lumbar spine…