Triebsch v. Athletic Mining & Smelting Company

Ed. F. McFaddin, Justice.

This is a claim by appellant against appellee for a compensation award under the Arkansas Workmen’s Compensation Law (see § 81-1301, et seq., Ark. Stats.).

At all times herein, appellee operated a smeltery for processing zinc ore. In the plant, two furnaces were located in each of five buildings or “blocks.” Furnaces 1 and 2 were located in Block 1, which was the most westerly block. In the' smeltering process the ore'was heated in the furnaces in order to remove impurities; and the fumes from the heated ore escaped through condensers along the side of the furnaces.…