Houser v. Southern Idaho Pipe & Steel, Inc.

McPADDEN, Justice.

By order of the court these two appeals were consolidated for argument and submitted on the same record, and were argued before the court at the same time.

No. 13589

Issues presented by the appeal of claimant attacking the Industrial Commission’s order granting claimant an award of permanent partial disability in the amount of 10% loss of the leg at the hip will be discussed first.

On January 9, 1978, Mr. Harold Houser was an employee of Southern Idaho Pipe and Steel, Inc., earning $170.00 per week as a diesel mechanic. While working that day on a truck, Mr. Houser fell from…