Harnischfeger Corp. v. Industrial Commission

There is no dispute about the injury sustained by Axel Anderson. Pie was setting sheave plates in an open-frame hammer which was being operated by an assistant. Anderson was in charge and he would signal to the operator, or assistant, when the operator was to operate the mechanism for the descent of the hammer. At the time of the accident the operator released the hammer without any signal from Anderson, and as a result Anderson was injured while he had his hands between the dies. The primary compensation of an award of the commission is not questioned. Only the 15 per cent penalty awarded is…