Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co. v. Industrial Commission

Employer, Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Sangamon County affirming the decision of the Industrial Commission awarding the petitioner - employee, Junior “Doc” Johnson, compensation for temporary total disability, permanent partial disability, and necessary medical expenses. The application for adjustment of claim alleges petitioner suffered injuries as the result of an accident while working on July 7, 1964.

At the hearing before the arbitrator, petitioner testified that he was pushing a boom into a fixture when the crane he was using…