Menendes v. Dravo Construction Co.

Opinion by

Keller, J.,

The claimant employe in this case was very negligent in attempting to use the belt conveyor at which he was working, loading sacks of cement to be transported thereon from the lower deck to the upper deck of the barge, as a means of conveyance for himself— a sort of rude escalator — in going from the lower to the upper deck for a drink of water, while so at work. But negligence — even gross negligence — does not deprive a workman of compensation for injury received from an accident while in the course of his employment: Workmen’s Compensation Act of 1915, Sec. 301, p.…