Henderson v. Consumers Power Co.

Defendant company appeals from an award of the department of labor and industry, granting plaintiff compensation for the loss of vision in his left eye, at the rate of $18 per week for 100 weeks, beginning October 1, 1937.

Plaintiff entered defendant’s employ as a lineman in September, 1926. His duties, in part, consisted of putting up power lines which required “climbing poles, handling wire.” It is admitted that his work was classified as skilled employment. On December 24, 1930, plaintiff, about 53 years old, while engaged in his regular work, fell from a pole sustaining injuries to his…