Rikstad v. Department of Labor & Industries

About ten a. m., August 20, 1932, John Rikstad was injured while employed as a truck driver in highway construction. A truck operated by Rikstad was stalled in the mud. The sudden jerk of another truck used to pull Rikstad’s truck from the mire threw him against the end of a steel rod used to open the tail gate of the truck. The impact of the rod against his right abdomen under his ribs caused great suffering to the victim for a period of from five to ten minutes. He then went to the front of his truck, started its engine, and operated the truck the remainder of the working day, during all of…