Prax v. Standard Construction Co.

This matter is before the court to review a decision of the Industrial Commission awarding compensation to the employee, Peter Prax. The only issue is whether the evidence supports a finding that the employee’s disabling heart attack was caused by his employment.

On February 11, 1965, Prax was employed by Standard Construction Company as a carpenter’s helper in the construction of a high-rise apartment building. In order to reach the place where he was assigned to work, it was necessary for the employee to walk up ten flights of stairs and thereafter climb ladders for an additional three…