Claim of Fischer v. R. Hoe & Co.

Claimant suffered a compensable injury of the right middle'finger. During convalescence he called at a doctor’s office for a change of- dressing, which consisted of a pack saturated with alcohol and boric acid. After leaving the office, he ignited a match to light a cigarette, and in so doing, the dressing caught fire. The burn caused the loss of a part of the thumb and little finger, and other involvements of the hand, so that an award for fifty-five per cent loss of use of the right hand was made. There is no causal connection between the hand injury resulting from the burn and the original…