Burdick v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

Dan Burdick was employed by tbe defendant construction company at a weekly wage of $13.50. He filed a claim with the Department of Industrial Relations. The case was heard by a single director, who made an award denying compensation. The award was approved by the full board of the Department of Industrial Relations, and that judgment was affirmed by the judge of the superior court. On the hearing the claimant testified that on July 20, 1935, he was running a hoisting engine and bursting up concrete; that he stood about five or six feet back of the motor, and the fan blew hot air into his…