Kropp Forge Co. v. Industrial Commission

Kropp Forge Company appeals a judgment of the circuit court of Cook County confirming an award of the Industrial Commission.

The claimant, James Worthey, was hurt on the job on June 7, 1977, when a grinding wheel hit him in the leg. The leg was first kept in traction for six weeks, with the wound open; then the leg and the claimant’s torso were put into a cast. When the cast was removed, whirlpool baths for the leg and other therapy started. Eventually, although the leg was still swollen and painful, the doctors released the claimant for light work.

He had been a millwright with Kropp Forge for…