Mizrahi's Case

On November 16, 1940, the employee, while working as a longshoreman for Jarka Corporation of Boston, and while engaged upon a pier in piling .heavy cases, received a personal injury consisting of double hernias, which, however, did not at that time cause incapacity. On April 22, 1942, while working upon navigable water for the saíne employer, covered by the same insurer, the employee received a second injury, this time to his fingers, which did cause temporary total incapacity. For this total incapacity the insurer paid compensation under the longshoremen’s and harbor workers’ compensation…