him to be permanently and totally disabled. The appeal by the Second Injury Fund to the Commission reversed the ALJ's award and found that none of Garibay's preexisting injuries were "industrially disabling." This court then remanded the case back to the Commission to evaluate in accordance with the standard set forth in § 287.220.1 RSMo (1994) due to a legislative amendment in 1993. The Commission again reversed the findings of the ALJ. We reverse and remand.
Garibay worked for Marcraft, Inc. (employer), for about eight months for forty hours per week, assembling air conditioning units. On January 16, 1989, he was assisting several co-workers in lifting a piece of steel weighing several hundred pounds when he injured his left shoulder. His shoulder was treated and he was paid 162and 5/7 weeks of temporary total disability due to his inability to work and later settled with his employer *59 for a 35.5% permanent shoulder disability. Garibay was subsequently laid off.
Following his employment at Marcraft, Inc., Garibay was hired by General Motors as part of a welding team on the assembly line. He was unable to consistently perform the duties assigned to him and was subsequently transferred to another position which required him to stand. However, he was unable to fulfill his duties in this position as well. General Motors transferred him to several other jobs in an attempt to find one which he could perform; but they were unsuccessful in finding him a position. He was dismissed.
Prior to Garibay's primary injury in January 1989, he suffered from