Southern Pacific Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission

This is a proceeding to review an award of the Industrial Accident Commission allowing compensation to Alice A. Hunt for the death of William M. Hunt, a fireman employed by petitioner. It is claimed that the accident which caused the death of Hunt did not arise out of his employment or occur while he was engaged therein.

The petitioner was operating a rolling-mill at Sacramento. In that work it was necessary to heat pieces of iron preparatory to rolling the same. This was done in a furnace, and to keep the iron in proper place for the application of the heat, rock was piled in the bottom of…