Matter of Bednar v. Ingersoll Rand Co.

Claimant appeals from an order of the Appellate Division which reversed an order of the State Industrial Board whereby the latter made an award to the claimant for partial loss of hearing and directed the proportionate payment of fifteen weeks’ compensation.

The claimant sustained accidental injuries while in the course of his employment, consisting of a rupture of the left eardrum, through the bursting of a compressed air hose. The Industrial Board found that the accident had impaired the hearing of claimant to the extent of twenty-five per cent in the left ear. The employer took an appeal…