LaGraves v. Standard Oil Co.

Van Kirk, J.:

The employer is a dealer in petroleum products. The accident occurred on April 6, 1923; claimant had then been working there but two days. At the time he was painting a ceiling in a room in which barrels were being steamed. A jet of steam containing a caustic acid struck his eyes. The one objection taken to the *222award is that the Board improperly excused claimant’s failure to give written notice of the injury. It is conceded that such notice was not given, but the Industrial Board excused the failure to give it “ inasmuch as claimant notified Julius G. Bauldos, his immediate…