Quick v. Industrial Commission

This is an appeal from the circuit court of Whiteside County which reversed an award of the Industrial Commission and reinstated the award of the arbitrator in favor of the employee, Albert Quick.

On October 26, 1968, Albert Quick was operating a stand-up-type electric tractor as an employee of Northwestern Steel & Wire Company at its mill in Sterling, Illinois. When the tractor malfunctioned he fell to the concrete floor. He claims injury to his head, neck and upper right extremity. The arbitrator made an award under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1967, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et…