Kehrer v. Industrial Commission

William Schneider, while sawing logs for Ben Kehrer and Henry Fiedler on December 29, 1934, was struck in the left eye by a chip of metal from an iron wedge then being used by Schneider and a fellow-workman. The eye became infected and had to be removed. Schneider filed with the Industrial Commission an application for compensation. Upon a hearing the arbitrator found that the applicant was an employee of Kehrer and Fiedler and because of the accident was entitled to compensation. On review the Industrial Commission sustained the arbitrator’s award, and the circuit court confirmed the…