Fruehauf Corp. v. Prater

Defendant employer appeals from judgment in a workmen's compensation suit. We affirm.

Claimant was injured by accident in the line and scope of his employment with defendant, while working as a furnace operator in defendant's plant at Decatur, Alabama on February 13, 1974. Plaintiff suffered second and third degree burns when a furnace charged with molten aluminum exploded. Approximately 55% of his body surface was burned.

After initial treatment in Decatur, plaintiff was transferred to the Burn Clinic at University Hospital in Birmingham. His physician then was Dr. Dimick. He was also treated…