Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
EMPLoYE GETS
INCAPAcITY COMPENSATION
Joseph Sesuin Was Ruptured While
Lifting Basket of Clothes.

Compensation at the rate of $3.50
weekly during incapacity was the
award made by Compensation Com
missioner James j. Donohue in the
case of Joseph !Seguin, 256 Franklin
street. claimant, VS.. the Troy Steam
laundry. The finding was announced
on Wednesday afternoon. The hear
ing was held at the commissioners Of
fee on Saturday last 80
At the hearing the claimant testified
that during the last week of March of
let of starched clothes and felt a
sharp pain in his left side and was
obliged to stop work for about Is min
utes and then went back to his work
again and continued working for two
or three days, but his trouble persisted
and he then. consulted physician wha
told him that he was ruptured. He
also testified to securing truss about
two weeks from the time he believed
to have been ruptured.
1t is found that by the use Of the
truss the claimant has been able to
work steadily ever since the last of
March, but the hearing was called at
his suggestion, as he desired to be
operated upon to relieve his present
condition and not be obliged to con-
tinue the wearing of the truss.
Although the representative for the
regard to the case, such as the fact
that no disability to this present time
had been caused because of the injury
claimed to have been received by Mr..
Seguin, and that the alleged injury
did not appear 20 be immediately
traceable to his employment, also that
some medical authorities agree that a
hernia is a congenita1 condition, all
the above was overruled in view of the
facts found in the present case, viz,
that in a large majority OF cases an
employee Is not disabled Immediately
upon receiving a. hernia, especially in
case like the one before the commits
missioner, where the claimant sought
medical treatment almost at once and
secured a truss as soon as he had been
told he had been rllptured; also that
the symptoms described by the claim
ant. and the sensations at the time OF
his injury were perfectiy correct and
sufficient to diagnose his case as II
was finally within 8 few days as one
of rupture; also tina. the case in ques-
ton was undoubtedly O fresh hernia
as the claimant had never before had
any trouble of the kind. and It was
not agreed that the majority of such
cases were congenita1 condition but
rather that the vast majority Of the
same We're produced by a strain as II
the present case. when tho clainaa
IN an unnatural position lifted a heavy
basket Of starched clothes.
No disability to the present time
having occurred, the claimant does MOI
mako claim for conversation. but Il
Is found that he Is entitled to the med
lcal services sought by him to deter
mine what his trouble might be ant
also the expense Of the truss which he
had paid for himself
1t IS also found after considering al
the facts In the ease that the claim
ant will be entitled to eOnneusat1or
for the time i'll which he will DO in
capacitated because of the operation
to be performed and also that the re-
sponGents will he Responsible for thz
r1edtea1. PurrieoI and hospital SER
vices In connection with the same.
It IS. awarded that the respondents
shall nay weekly to tho claimant dur
ing his incapacity referred to above
compensation Mt tho rate of $3.50, Il
begin on the nth dav Of the incapacl-
ty, also that the medical, surgical ar,
hospital services already rendered ant
those which will be rendered because
OF said operation shall be paid by the
respondents.