Edwards v. State Compensation Commissioner

Woods, Judge:

Claimant, who lost tbe sight of both eyes while working in a coal mine, was refused compensation on the ground that the injury was due to his own wilful misconduct.

According to his testimony, claimant, on October 21, 1931, was preparing to shoot down coal and while tamping the powder back in the hole, it exploded in his face. The employer, however, after investigation, advanced the theory that the accident was due to the use of a short fuse, basing the same upon the condition of the working place after the accident and the discovery of three pieces of fuse in the vicinity…