Claim of Vargas v. Highwall Metal & Spinning & Stamping Co.

Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed September 3, 1976, which found that claimant’s accidental injury arose out of and in the course of his employment and awarded him benefits. Claimant, a machine operator, was employed in a building which had two entrances, one leading to the office and the other leading to the factory. These entrances were on the same street and the employer testified that they were approximately 90 feet apart. On December 17, 1973, claimant finished his day’s work and left through the factory door. He walked several feet on the sidewalk in…