Vanderbee v. Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co.

This is an appeal from a decision by the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board. The essential facts are not in dispute. Plaintiff started working as a tool and die maker for the defendant manufacturing company on September 16, 1963. At that time he was in good health. When initially employed plaintiff was instructed to learn the job operation from employee Louis Hoogewind. The plaintiff and Hoogewind exchanged tools and were in close personal contact because of work together on certain dies. While in the press room the noise was of such high volume that the two would have to shout to each other…