Claim of Phillips v. New York Trap Rock Co.

Claimant was employed by the New York Trap Rock Company as a powder and rock man in a stone quarry during *354the year immediately preceding his injury, at a daily wage of four dollars. During half of the months of that year he did not work at all, and for the balance of the period his work was intermittent, enabling him to earn only $248.75. The only evidence of the earnings of others during the preceding year was the payroll of the employee Heck, who was employed about half time at the same work and earned $596.81. Accordingly, subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 14 of the Workmen’s Compensation…