Neeld Construction Co. v. Mason

While performing his duties as a carpenter, employed by the appellant contractor in the construction of a bridge, the appellee was injured by a piece of granite projected by a blasting operation near the place where he was at work. The fragment of rock, weighing ten or fifteen pounds, struck the appellee as he raised his left arm to protect his body from the missile. The bones of the lower arm were fractured, his breast and abdomen were contused, and he was rendered unconscious by the force of the impact. His claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act was sustained by the State Industrial…