Mt. Olive & Staunton Coal Co. v. Industrial Commission

July 18, 1919, Frank Fritchi, defendant in error, was injured while employed as a loader in the mine of plaintiff in error. Some coal fell and struck him in the back and hips and caused a severe sprain in the pelvic region. No bones were fractured or broken but the injury caused a separation of the pubic bones and a displacement of the sacroiliac joint. These subluxations rendered defendant in error incapable of work for about four months and reduced his capacity to work for about two months more. Early in November an X-ray examination was made, and his attending physician discharged him on…