American St. Gobain Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

Frank E. Kordalski (Kordalski), at the time of his death on November 5, 1964, was employed by the American St. Gobain Corporation (American) as a breaker in its Arnold Plant. He had been working in this capacity for approximately five years. One of his duties *390as a breaker was to remove sheets of glass from a tank and place them on a cart which was then hauled to the cutting room by other employees.

The sheets of glass which the breaker removes from the tank are formed by a machine into which molten glass is poured. If a glassmaking machine breaks down or has to be…