Claim of Colangelo v. B. S. McCarey Co.

Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board. Claimant, who is a mason, suffers from a herniated disc, 50% liability for which has been charged against appellant B. S. McCarey Co. for an accident July 21, 1955; and 50% against appellant Forge Construction Company for an accident June 3, 1957. Quite different problems arise in each case. In the first ease there is not much question about the accident in which a scaffold fell and claim-ant fell on his back, but the issue is whether medical treatment afforded by the employer constituted an advance payment of compensation sufficient…