Eau Claire Electric Co-Operative v. Industrial Commission

The only issue in the proceeding before the commission was whether compensation admittedly due is to be increased by 15 per cent under the provisions of sec. 102.57, Stats. That section provides in part:

“Where injury is caused by the failure of the employer to comply with any statute or any lawful order of the commission, compensation and death benefits as provided in this chapter shall be increased 15 per cent.”

The record discloses that the foreman directed Gunnes to work in a place and under conditions which were dangerous, but which the foreman mistakenly believed safe. The foreman’s…