Higgins v. Department of Labor & Industries

Appellant, who lives in Everett, went to Han-ford, Washington, in October, 1943, to go to work as a truck driver for E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., hereinafter called Du Pont, on the so-called Hanford project. Physical examination disclosed that he had high blood pressure, and he was refused employment. He then worked as a truck driver for one of the subcontractors on that project, and, in December, 1943, he was hired by Du Pont, apparently without a medical examination, as a fireman for stationary boilers.

He worked in that capacity from December 4, 1943, to June 8, 1944, averaging…