McCaughey v. Geigy Chemical Corp.

This is an employee’s original petition for benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Act seeking compensation for total incapacity, for hospital and medical bills and for specific compensation for loss of hearing.

The facts are undisputed. The petitioner was employed by respondent corporation as a mechanic’s helper in the maintenance department. On May 18, 1965, while working on a press plate, a ratchet handle let go and struck petitioner on the head. The petitioner obtained treatment by the plant nurse and returned to work. That night petitioner became nauseous and felt dizzy. He then came…