Walker v. Quemahoning Coal Co.

Opinion by

Gawthrop, J.,

Claimant, employed by defendant as a coal cutter in its mine, sustained an injury in the following circumstances: He and bis brother were in their working place in the mine on tbe morning of November 6,1928. He bad bored three boles for blasting and bis brother bad prepared tbe shots and had placed them in tbe boles, using an eighteen inch fuse with a stick and a half of grassel. Then each proceeded to light one fuse, using their carbide lights. When tbe brother announced that bis fuse was lit, both men retired to a point of safety. The shot lighted by the brother…