Reed v. ACME Foundry & Machine Shop

BRIGHTMIRE, Presiding Judge.

A newly created 1500 pound casting hung from the foundry hoist. The 60-year-old claimant, Arlie Reed, aimed an air gun at it and was beginning to blow out unwanted debris when suddenly the heavy object slipped, struck Reed’s right arm and, as a wire protruding from the falling mass caught his right hand glove, yanked him down injuring his right arm, shoulder, chest and neck. Three months later, on July 21, 1976, Reed filed this claim seeking an award for permanent partial disability. On May 26,1977 the trial judge issued an order finding claimant sustained 35…