A. O. Smith Corp. v. Industrial Commission

In this workmen’s compensation case the Industrial Commission found that the claimant had sustained an actual injury resulting in permanent and complete loss of both testicles. The circuit court of Madison County set aside the award.

It appears that on September 24, 1973, while leaning over a table approximately 30 inches high inspecting parts, a box fell on claimant’s penis, crushing the organ between the box and the table. Claimant, 60 years of age and the natural father of three children, has not been able to have intercourse since the occurrence. The penis swells and causes much pain when…