St. Louis Mining & Smelting Co. v. State Industrial Commission

This is an appeal from an award made by the State Industrial Commission under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Law of Oklahoma, in favor of R. J. Turner, claimant, against St. Louis Mining & Smelting Company, employer, and its insurance carrier, Aetna Life Insurance Company. Prior to October 2, 1923, the claimant, R. J. Turner, was employed byi the said mining company in its lead and zinc mine in Ottawa county. The employe was engaged in “bruncing” or picking up and throwing dirt back to a shoveller in the mining company’s shaft at the time of his last employment. On October 2,…