Smith v. Industrial Commission

STEVENS, Judge.

This case is before the Court on a writ of certiorari granted on application by the petitioner to review the lawfulness of an award of The Industrial Commission of Arizona.

The petitioner suffered an accidental injury on 22 October 1964 while working the night shift. It occurred between 9:00 and 10:00 p. m. Petitioner was working on the “green chain”, pulling green sawn lumber on a chain-operated conveyor mechanism. The lumber was icy, and petitioner’s hands slipped off it, causing him to lose his footing and fall forward with his weight on both outstretched hands and arms.

The…