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HERRERA v. SPERRY CORPORATION

No. 860062.

734 P.2d 912 (1987)

G. Carmen HERRERA, Plaintiff, v. SPERRY CORPORATION, Travelers Insurance Company, Second Injury Fund, and Industrial Commission of Utah, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Utah.

March 17, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denton M. Hatch, Wesley M. Lang, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Erie V. Boorman, Salt Lake City, for Second Injury Fund.

Thomas Kay, Steven J. Aeschbacher, Salt Lake City, for Sperry Corp. and Travelers Ins. Co.

Steven M. Hadley, Salt Lake City, for Indus. Com'n.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

This case is an appeal from an Industrial Commission ruling that an injury suffered by G. Carmen Herrera was not a compensable accident. We reverse.

Herrera was performing one of her normal daily tasks of lifting a computer from floor level up to a conveyor belt when she felt a snap and a tingling pain in her lower back. As a result of this injury, Herrera was unable to work for several months.

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