Sundquist v. Precision Steel & Gypsum, Inc.

BURDICK, Justice.

Precision Steel & Gypsum and its surety Liberty Northwest Insurance (jointly, Precision) appeal from the decision of the Idaho Industrial Commission finding them hable for the worker’s compensation claim of Larry Lee Sundquist, a former Precision employee. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Sundquist worked as a drywall taper for most of his adult life. He began as an apprentice in 1968, and after taking a hiatus beginning in 1993 he resumed his career in 2000. A drywall taper smoothes “mud” over sheetrock seams, rendering them invisible. The work involves using…