Claim of Primus v. Continental Forge & Tool Co.

Claimant was employed as a blacksmith, and was injured March 5, 1945 when a forging hammer flew off striking him on the head. He suffered a fracture of the skull which required surgical intervention. He was totally disabled until November 5, 1945 when he returned to work, becoming a truck driver earning $60 a week.

The board fixed his average weekly wage prior to accident at $75.74 a week. An award for reduced earnings of $10 a week was made; and on July 30, 1946 a lump sum adjustment was approved by the board in the sum of $1,500 and the case closed.

The statute (Workmen’s Compensation Law, §…