Ross v. Industrial Commission

Eugene Ross, a sealer and furnace operator employed by Western Electric Company, filed a claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) for permanent injuries allegedly sustained on two occasions during the course of his employment. An arbitrator, after a hearing, concluded that the claimant had suffered an accidental injury which arose out of and in the course of his employment, but he denied an award on the ground that he failed to prove any consequent disability. The Industrial Commission affirmed the denial of compensation, and the circuit…