Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. v. King

Appellee, A. P. King, was awarded temporary total disability by the attorney-referee and this order was affirmed by the full commission and the circuit court.

Appellee worked in the employer’s shipyard as a burner from April 4, 1947 to October1 29, 1947. On April 13, 1951, he returned to work as a burner and continued performing that work until August 23, 1953, when he quit because of the loss of his eyesight. When appellee returned to work as a burner on April 13, 1951, he was 48 years of age and his eyesight was good. His duties as a burner required that he use a torch that burned a mixture…