Quintero v. Pillsbury Co.

McDEVITT, Justice.

Petra Quintero (“Quintero”) was employed by the appellant, Pillsbury Company (“Pillsbury”), as a sanitation worker. On November 21, 1985, she suffered an on-the-job accident that injured her back and required treatment at the Idaho Falls Regional Medical Center Emergency Room. The treating physician diagnosed Quintero’s problem as a probable mild back strain.

On December 13, 1985, Quintero was examined by Dr. Hume, an orthopedic surgeon. Quintero was much better and she returned to work on December 14, 1985. Ten (10) months later, on October 17, 1986, Quintero returned to the…