Kaiser v. Industrial Commission

Accidental injuries due to the elements or forces of nature have been held compensable when suffered by employees .exposed to a greater hazard by virtue of their employment than were other persons in the locality. Industrial Commission v. Carden, 129 Ohio St., 344, 195 N. E., 551; Industrial Commission v. Hampton, 123 Ohio St., 500, 176 N. E., 74; Slanina v. Industrial Commission, 117 Ohio St., 329, 158 N. E., 829; 42 Ohio Jurisprudence, 657, Section 70. This principle has been applied to accidental injuries from freezing when the exposure to cold weather which the employee was compelled to…