Sandoval v. Industrial Commission

THOMAS TANG, Judge of the Superior Court.

The Petitioner herein seeks certiorari to set aside an award of the Industrial Commission denying compensation for hernia.

The Petitioner, Manuel M. Sandoval, an underground motorman employed by respondent employer hurt his lower back on August 23, 1964. The accident occurred while he was descending a ladder. He slipped because the rungs were wet, caught himself and hung suspended for some time. He reported at the Employer’s Hospital to W. W. Forbes, M.D. who diagnosed the condition as a low back strain. Dr. Forbes examined him again on August 31, 1964,…