State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

SELBER, J.

* —■ George L. Hill, a 55-year-old electrician, ruptured his left eye on the end of a pipe bender which he was using in the course of his employment on November 21, 1967. Enucleation of the eye was necessary and an artificial eye was implanted. The Workmen’s Compensation Appeals Board issued an award against petitioner, the employer’s compensation insurer, which included compensation for permanent disability rated at 41Vz percent, which is the standard scheduled rating for “enucleation of an eye with ability to wear prosthesis” (30 percent) modified for Hill’s age and…