Vigil v. Industrial Commission

This is a Workmen’s Compensation case which concerns a claim for compensation filed by Emma O. Vigil, a widow, for benefits assertedly due her as a dependent following the death of her husband, Fred A. Vigil.

Emma claimed that sometime about July 31, 1961, Fred had suffered certain scratches on his leg while at work in a missile silo east of Denver. She also claimed that on August 23, 1961, he died either due to a hypersensitive reaction to an antibiotic drug (evidently administered as a result of the scratches) or due to his having been exposed to nitrogen gas while on the job.

The Referee, on…