Claim of Geddes v. Salvation Army

Appeal by a self-insured employer from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board holding that claimant at the time of his injury was a covered employee under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. Claimant, a duly commissioned minister holding the rank of Major in the Salvation Army, sustained an injury to his right index finger while making an adjustment to a baling machine. The board found “ that the claimant, at the time of the injury, was engaged in manual work operating the baling machine and was not at that time performing the duties of a minister or non-manual worker ” and thus not “…