In re Duncan
Indiana Court of Appeals
From the Industrial Board of Indiana. Proceeding by Frank Duncan against the Grant Coal and Mining Company under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Certified questions of law submitted by the Industrial Board.
1Opinion of the CourtMcMahan, J.
The Industrial Board has certified the following statement of facts to this court:
The Grant Coal and Mining Company, on July 11, 1919, and for many years prior thereto, was engaged in the business of mining, selling and shipping coal from a mine in Vigo county, Indiana, known as the Grant Mine, and employed in its said business approximately *271400 men. The coal in said mine cannot be mined easily or profitably with a pick without first being blasted. For the purpose of blasting the coal, holes are drilled into the face thereof. These holes are then charged with powder and tamped, with fuses…
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