Douglas Auto & Equipment v. State Comp fund/zazueta

OPINION

McGREGOR, Vice Chief Justice.

I

¶ 1 Douglas Auto & Equipment (Douglas Auto) employed Carlos Zazueta as a mechanic. On Wednesday, January 19, 2000, Zazueta slipped on some oil and twisted his left knee. Zazueta worked all of Wednesday, as well as Thursday and Friday. After taking two scheduled days off and missing work on Monday, Zazueta reported the knee injury to his employer on Tuesday, January 25, 2000. Douglas Auto sent Zazueta for medical care that day and immediately began its investigation of the injury. On April 5, 2000, a physician diagnosed Zazueta’s knee injury as a torn…