Jez v. Jackson Bumper Division

This appeal by defendants is from an award of compensation to plaintiff for the loss of an eye. Defendants contend that while plaintiff’s accident occurred in the course of his employment, it did not arise out of his employment, and therefore is not compensable.

Plaintiff was employed in polishing automobile bumpers. The work was done by use of a power-driven machine having a horizontal shaft with a polishing wheel at each end. Two men worked on the machine, one at each end of the shaft. The polishing wheels revolve from 2,000 to 2,400 times per minute and are controlled by a single switch—…