Calumet Paving Co. v. Butkus

Draper, J. —

The appellee as the result of an accidental explosion of dynamite, lost the vision of his left eye, which was later enucleated. There was imbedded in his face and neck three hundred fifty to four hundred specks of earth of varying sizes, three of them in the ball of his right eye, and several hundred such specks on the left wrist and right forearm. The specks impart a bluish cast to the skin. The vision of the right eye is unimpaired.

The Industrial Board awarded compensation for one hundred fifty weeks on account of the loss of the eye and in addition thereto awarded compensation…