Shupert v. Anaconda Aluminum Co.

Claimant, Jesse R. Shupert, filed a petition with the Worker’s Compensation Court, Flathead County, seeking compensation for injuries suffered during his employment with defendant, Anaconda Aluminum Company, in Columbia Falls, Montana. Claimant appeals the denial of his petition.

On April 11, 1978, claimant was working as a pot reliner. While using a jackhammer to lift metal pads off a pot, he injured his back. The following day, claimant went to Dr. Peter Pisk, a chiropractor. Dr. Pisk diagnosed the injury as a fracture of the right fifth lumbar vertebrae. The defendant paid temporary total…