Jones v. Industrial Commission

Dean Jones filed a claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) for injuries sutained on a parking lot provided for employees by Phoenix Closures, Inc. (Phoenix), his employer, when he accidentally closed a car door on his hand while alighting from his automobile. The arbitrator and the Industrial Commission denied an award and the circuit court of Cook County confirmed the Commission’s decision. The claimant brought a direct appeal to this court under Rule 302(a). 73 Ill. 2d R. 302(a).

The facts are not in dispute. The claimant, at the time of…