Dunlap v. Industrial Commission

STRUCKMEYER,- Chief Justice.

Travis O. Dunlap, petitioner herein, was employed as a heavy equipment operator by the respondents, E. P. Oldham,- Jr. and L: L. Colvin, doing business as Copper State Construction Company. Early in the month of April, 1959 petitioner was operating a large diesel powered dozer-caterpillar tractor for respondent company. The testimony reveals that an unusual amount of dust and fumes were present in the place of petitioner’s employment and that there was a crack in the exhaust pipe of the caterpillar tractor being operated by petitioner. This defect in the exhaust…