Casey v. Stedman Foundry & Machine Co.

This cause comes to us on appeal by a workman from an adverse decision as to the merits of his cause under the Indiana Workmen’s Occupational Diseases Act.

The appellant was employed by the appellee from 1935 to September, 1956. For a short time he worked in the machine room, and the balance of the time in the foundry shaking out of casting moulds, red-hot *293castings, that ranged in size from about 12 by 12 to some 36 feet long.

The evidence indicates that the working conditions were less than ideal. The sand used in the moulds was treated with chemicals, apparently for purposes of cohesion. When…