Claim of Franzese v. K. Jellgren Construction Co.

Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed June 26, 1967. While working as a carpenter, claimant was injured when a piece of steel penetrated the cornea of the left eye, requiring surgical removal of the lens. He was subsequently fitted with a contact lens which he contends he is unable to wear because of the irritation caused hy dust on the job. Without the lens, all concede he had a 100% loss of vision of the left eye. It further appears that the loss of vision could not be corrected by the use of a spectacle lens. Upon examination with the contact lens in place, his…