Southern Cotton Oil Co. v. Lockett

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

On December 10, 1976, claimant in this workers’ compensation case was employed in a mill operating a press used to bale cotton. Some cotton trash and dust fell and struck him above the right eye and soon thereafter the right eye began to burn and sting. Subsequently, his wife removed a small piece of wire from between the lower eyelid and the right eye. The eye continued to cause the claimant difficulty. Claimant notified his employer of the injury and was treated by a number of physicians. Claimant lost no time from work due to the injury before May 4, 1977, but was…