Claim of Hemstreet v. Wilson Carpet Cleaning Service, Inc.

Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which awarded claimant double compensation benefits pursuant to section 14-a of the Workmen’s Compensation Law. Claimant as a youth of 16% years was employed as a helper in the employer’s carpet-cleaning business. As part of the rug-cleaning process the rugs passed through a rug-wringing machine after they had been washed. The machine consisted of two rollers and the rug was fed into the machine by two men at opposite ends of the rollers and was removed by two men similarly situated on the other side of the machine. On May 21, 1956,…