Evening journal., 1918-03-18
LIABILITY BOARD
IGNORES AIKEN CLAIM


Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, March is-Delaware's In
dustrial Accident Board, has made the
following award In the second case
heard by them under the Workmen's
Compensation Act passed by the last
Delaware Legislature:
William G. Aiken. Jr. claimant vs..
Standard Kid Manufacturing Company VI.
corporation OF the state OF Delaware en-
ployer. New Castle county.
Appearances. Claimant in person. Mr.
Charles d. Ward. apeared for Standard
Kid Manufacturing Company. Finding
and award.
Upon due and regular notice. this
matie- was heard 10y the Industrial
Accident Board Of the state Of Delaware
/ at the Office OF the board. No. 2O7 Ford
Building. Wilmington, Delaware. on the
first day Of March. a. D.. 1918. and by
adjournment 90 the plant Of Standard
Kid Manufacturing Company on the
same date.
The said William g. Aiken, Jr., en-
tered the employ OF the said STANDARD
Kid Manufacturing Company at VII
minglon on the fourth day Of January.
A. r., 1918. and left his said employment
on the twenty-eighth day Of January,
I A. D.. 1918.
3That in the course OF his employ
ment In handling skins. the exposed
portions OF the left hand OF the said
William c. Aiken Jr.. became infected
between the fourth and fourteenth days
Of January, A. D.. 1918, a. a result Of
contact with chronic acid
THAT chronic acid is a standard
patented preparation composed Of bicar
Donate Of soda and muriatic or hydro.
chloric acid, used on skins TO convert
the eelatien therein and make 10 ins0lu
BILE so that the skins can be turned into
leather.
5-That IL does not appear that th'
said employer had actual knowledge O.
any injury to said employe or OF The
condition of his said hand within four
teen days after the said fourteenth day
Of January. or that the said employl
or someone on His behalf gave WRITER
or printed notice thereof to said cm
ployer within said time. but il does an
/ pear that the said employer may hav'
- been prciudiced thereby i'm that ne wa
not given an opportunity to furnish m
mediate medical treatment
That the average weekly wage o
] the said William G.. Aiken. Jr, was six
e teen dollars
2 g. That the said William q. Aiken. Jr
- and llle said Standard hid Manufactur
- ing Company were at the tine Of sail
. injury subject to the compensatory pro
s visions Of 1.-THE Delaware Workmsn'
- Compensation Law Of 1917" neither q
- them having elected. in the manner SCI
- forth IN Section % or said act NOT a
- be bound
S-No claim is made for medical am
e surgical aid and assistance but 70 ap
{ pears that the Standard Kid Manufac
B. turing Company provided sucu aid q
was requested and needed
9-Standard Md Manufacturing Con
, pany employers more than five person
j. fO-The board finds as O matter
fact that the said William 20. Aihcn. Jf
' did not reasonably treat the said di
eased or injured hand. which ever
MAJ have been. and the board furth
~ finds that had said condition OF sa
hand been reasonably treated. the sa
~, William @. Aiken, Jr.. would not ha
y, been disabled for work 20 an extc
'b which would entitle him 10 receive col
pcnsatiOn
,s whcreupou it is awarded and q
ir Judged.
,r That compensation be not allow
M and ihat the claim or tho petitioner
-s dismissed
Sylvester n. Townsend. Jr.
f- Harry Mayer.
IL NOlley Murray.
j. Attest.
Charles n. Grantland.
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