Big Four Foundry Co. v. Lee

, IRWIN, Justice.

Johnny E. Lee, hereinafter referred to as claimant, was employed by Big Four Foundry, hereinafter referred to as respondent. On the 19th day of July, 1962, while claimant was inside a machine called a muller for the purpose of cleaning it, a fellow employee turned on the machine. Claimant’s left leg was torn off at the knee, hi? right leg fractured, and he suffered numerous contusions to the body. He was hospitalized for approximately two months. Dr. T., the treating physician, prescribed an artificial limb for claimant. It pained claimant so severely he was unable to wear…