Ewell v. Industrial Commission

HENRIOD, Justice.

Review of an Industrial Commission order denying plaintiff’s claim for costs incident to surgical removal of a growth (pterygium) on his left eye, following an on the job accident when a flash from a welder’s torch struck him in the eye. The order is reversed, each side to bear its costs.

The following facts were undisputed: Ewell, a power shovel operator for many years, constantly was exposed *673to wind and dust blowing in his eyes. By 1948 he had a growth on each eye, traumatic in origin. The growth on the right eye was more pronounced, affecting the cornea, and requiring…