Cypress Insurance Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board

McCOY, J. pro tem. *

This is a proceeding by an insurance carrier to review and annul an award of temporary disability benefits, reimbursement for self-procured medical treatment, further medical treatment, and medical-legal costs.

The applicant, Arlo E. Delaney, a heavy equipment operator, moved from La Puente to Bakersfield to work as a “blade operator” on a job for Peter Kiewit Sons & Co. on the Feather River Project. His job involved turning over and grading the earth with a machine which created clouds of dust. He worked for Kiewit from February 4, 1965, to October 8, 1965. He was…