Wheeler v. Industrial Commission

T. J. MAHONEY, Superior Court Judge.

On August 24, 1960 the petitioner, a man of 52 years of age, was employed by the Bechtel Corporation as a journeyman electrician in the construction of the Agua Fria Steam Plant located in Glendale, Arizona. His duties on this particular day entailed the pulling of heavy cable and placing the same in overhead cable trays. Some time after the morning coffee break and before noon he felt dizzy, nauseated, and had difficulty in breathing. He left the tunnel, where he was working, and reported to his foreman that he felt sick. He sat down for a short time and…