Larson v. Bonneville Pacific Services Co.

Appellant Brent I. Larson appeals from an order of the Industrial Commission denying him worker’s compensation benefits on the basis that his employment with Bonneville Pacific Services Company (BP Services) was casual employment under I.C. § 72-212(2), and therefore he was not entitled to compensation.

Larson had been employed by BP Services to perform manual labor in reforesting an area along the Snake River that had been damaged during construction of a hydroelectric power plant. BP Services is in the business of operating and maintaining power plants. The plant in question was constructed…