Jacobsen v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N OF UTAH

OPINION

JACKSON, Judge:

Plaintiff Dennis Jacobsen seeks reversal of an Industrial Commission order that requires him to pay workers’ compensation benefits due Mark Pugh. At issue is whether Pugh was a statutory employee of Jacobsen and, if so, whether Jacobsen or the Uninsured Employers’ Fund is next in line to pay Pugh’s benefits if Pugh’s immediate employer cannot. We affirm the Commission’s order.

Pugh was employed as a laborer-carpenter’s helper by Bruce Ring, a subcontractor on a job for Jacobsen, a general contractor. Pugh’s average weekly wage was $165.00 at the time of his injury in…