Wynn v. J.R. Simplot Co.

SHEPARD, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Industrial Commission denying a claim for workmen’s compensation benefits. We reverse. The sole question presented is whether, as held by the Commission, the claimant failed to establish that his condition was caused by an “accident,” i.e., a distinct mishap or event.

At a precise time on a precise day, i.e., 7:30 p.m. on March 17,1980, claimant-appellant Wynn suffered a “documented left C-3-4, soft disc herniation,” which the uncontroverted testimony of his attending physician indicated occurred “while he was working his front end…