Keystone Steel & Wire Co. v. Industrial Commission

Howard F. Boers, Jr., an employee of Keystone Steel & Wire Company, broke a leg while playing softball at a baseball diamond adjoining the plant. He filed a claim for workmen’s compensation, and an award by the Industrial Commission was confirmed by the circuit court of Peoria County. The employer appeals, contending the injury did not arise out of his employment.

The facts are essentially undisputed. The claimant, a steel-mill recorder, participated in organized recreational activities commonly engaged in by other Keystone employees. On August 26, 1964, he completed his day’s work and punched…