Weaver v. Budd Manufacturing Co.

On February 20, 1941, while employed by defendant as a gun welder, plaintiff was injured by being struck in the right eye by sparks from a coworker’s welding gun. This injury resulted in a scarring of the cornea and diminished vision in the eye. On November 12, 1943, he filed - application with the department of labor and industry for adjustment of claim for “specific loss of industrial vision of right eye.” A deputy commissioner awarded him compensation of $18 a week for the period of 100 weeks from June 1, 1942, that being the statutory scheduled compensation for the “loss of an eye.” 2…