Burrious v. NORTH PLATTE PACKING COMPANY

This is a workmen’s compensation case in which the primary issue is whether the plaintiff’s compensation is limited to that provided for a one member schedule disability, or whether he is entitled to compensation for permanent partial disability.

On February 19, 1964, the plaintiff, who was 62 years of age, stepped on a conveyor belt that fedi a hammer grinder. The belt carried his left leg into the grinder. The 8-inch swinging hammers in the grinder were made of heavy steel. The hole on the top of the grinder was about 14 inches square. The plaintiff hung on to the top of the grinder for a…