General Electric Co. v. Industrial Commission

Earl Drullinger, an employee of General Electric Company, filed with the Industrial Commission an application for compensation, charging that on March 25, 1949, a particle of some kind struck him in the left eye while he was cleaning the face of a drill press. The arbitrator denied compensation. On further hearing before the commission an award was made of compensation at the rate of $19.50 per week for 19% weeks, the period of temporary total incapacity for work. The employer was also ordered to pay the additional sum of $664.15 for medical, surgical and hospital expenses, and the further…