Agostinho v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.

This is an original petition for workmen’s compensation. The cause is here on the petitioner’s appeal from a decree of the workmen’s compensation commission denying and dismissing the petition.

There is no controversy about the facts. The commission found that “petitioner was struck in the mouth and face, injuring his gums, by a piece of strapping, while performing his usual work in the employ of the respondent * * As a result of the accident petitioner’s artificial denture was damaged beyond repair and had to be replaced at a cost of $90. The petitioner claimed that such damage was a medical…