Claim of Dasaro v. Ford Motor Co.

Claimant suffered an epileptic seizure on the employer’s premises while waiting to begin his day’s work. He fell and suffered a compression fracture of the ninth dorsal vertebra. The Workmen’s Compensation Board has disallowed his claim for compensation and he appeals.

It is the claimant’s factual contention that when he became unconscious and fell he struck his back against a radiator or chair in the premises. The board, however, has distinctly found as a fact that claimant did not strike a radiator or chair. While there is a dispute about this we are required to accept that finding as true…