Miller v. Granite Construction Co.

In this workmen’s compensation case, claimant appeals from an order of the circuit court affirming a determination by the Workmen’s Compensation Board entered upon the recommendation of a hearing referee that claimant’s low back injuries were not compensable.

Claimant, then aged 57, was injured on July 3, 1974, while attempting to remove some bolts from a tractor. One of the bolts broke as he was attempting to loosen it, and claimant fell backward against the tractor and lost consciousness. Claimant took leave from work and first visited a Dr. Myers on July 8, 1974, and again in October 1974.…