Hemphill v. Co-Operative Refinery Assn.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, J.:

The question here is whether the loss of a totally sightless eye is compensable under the Workmen’s Compensation Act.

Claimant, who was thirty-one years of age, had been employed for several years as a pipefitter’s helper, and on an occasion while so employed was working within a few feet of an electric arc welding outfit. He was not equipped with a welder’s hood and felt heat from the welding arc. He was awakened that night by a pain and soreness in his left eye. The next morning he reported the fact to his employer and was given medical…