Mecartea v. Department of Labor & Industries

— J. A. Mecartea, about sixty-eight years of age, while engaged in extrahazardous employment, received an injury on September 20, 1929, caused by a small piece of steel penetrating the flesh of his right knee, followed by blood poisoning, which necessitated an incision or operation on October 3, 1929, to evacuate pus that had formed about and below the knee.

The department of labor and industries recognized his claim and carried him on time loss for more than two years, furnishing hospital and medical treatment. He received considerable care and attention, including two personal examinations…