Employers Mutual of Wausau v. Eidson

KELLY, Judge.

In this worker’s compensation case, Employers Mutual of Wausau and Associated Grocers (petitioners) seek review of a final order of the Industrial Commission which awarded permanent partial disability benefits of six percent as a working unit to claimant, Edgar L. Eidson. We affirm.

The pertinent facts, as found by the referee, are as follows. Claimant was hired by Associated Grocers in 1970 as a diesel mechanic, and his work involved maintenance and repair of the brakes, transmissions, and chassis of large diesel trucks. In the course of his work, claimant had to kneel, squat, or…