Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-02
WINS AWARD FOR
HUSBAND'S DEATH
Mary e. Fischer to Receive
Compensation for Period
of 285 Weeks.

Tho Industrial Accident Board, MT
It's meeting today in tho Ford Building,
handed down an award In tho case OF
Mary f. Fischer va. Bethlehem Ship |
building Corporation. Ltd. which arose
out OF an accident sustained by John
Fischer, husband OF the claimant, at
the Marian plant on December Ia,
1921.
Fischer tripped over hose and In
Jured his left knce. and. after working
for more than n week. was sent to the
Delaware Hospital. where II was found
an infection had set in. On January
I, %. 1922, he died and the question was
raised as to whether his death was
tho result of tho injury or was caused
by disease with which 1t was claimed
he had been afflicted
| In making an award In favor OF the
claimant, the board ruled that on
January %, 1922, John Fischer died
as the resultant effect of violence to
the physical structure of his body af-
tier reasonable treatment of disease
or infection which naturally resulted
directly from the personal injury sus-
tained by accident on December Ia.
1921 while I'm the employ Of Bethle-
hem Shipbuilding Corporation, Lin
tied.
I'm the application of compensa ton
laws 1t has been generally held that
the cause of partial or total disability
or even death may spring from. and
be attributable to. injury Just as much
where undeveloped and dangerous
physical conditions are set in motion
producing such result as when 1t fol-
lows directly from external organic
changes capable OF being exactly To-
Gated"
Under the terms of the award. Mary
F.. Fischer "a to he paid compensation
for n period of 2S5 weeks.
An award was also made In the case
of Walsh Construction Co. Us. A.
Erickson based upon the claim that the
disability of the injured employe has
decreased. Erickson ran a splinter In
his right hand on July IL, 1921, while
working for the above employer on the
new Washington street bridge. From
this injury n palmar abscess developed
and Erickson has been paid compen-
. satiou and furnished medical treatment
. for more than nine months. II Is
claimed by Erickson that. due to stiff
ness In the index and middle finger
of his right hand. he is unable To Sc
cure employment as n first-class car
penter and Is therefore entitled e
continued payments of compensation
In this award the board holds. III
is not the purpose of compensation
laws to provide payments OF compen-
) sation to an injured employee unit
= such time as he is able TO resume his
{ former occupation. II because of bust
, ness conditions. he Is unable to secure
/ employment after the period of tota
/ disability has terminated. he Ia oblig
= ed to bear the loss resulting from
= | such depression in common with al
A others. If the healing process follow
a ing an injury has terminated and th'
injured employee has been as far re
!, stored as tho character of the disabii
= ty viii permit. the period Of total disa
!, bility ceases and the degree OF remain
ing disability is classed as partial, eitha
J, permanent or temporary"
Compensation was allowed A. Erici
son, on the basis of so per cent O
: the difference between his wages n
u the time Of injury and his earnin
power at present as determined b
. the board, at the rate of $3.50 pc
week.
A hearing was held In the c1se c
IL William kamaski VS.. New Cast
l. Leather Co. this being a claim 70
l. compensation for an alleged accider
n which has resulted in the partial los
X of the sight OF the left eye OF III
Il employe. On February S. the en-
lie ployee claims he was working wit
p hides and a splash from the wet hide
l. entered his eyes and a short time al
ir terwards he felt a stinging sensatio
t. in his left eye particularly. He Wa
I'd given treatment at the first aid rool
lie and sent TO an eye specialist and hs
N been under his care ever since. Dec
te sion In the matter was reserved.
,e From the number of accidents tn;
te are being reported and the variety
J. claims that are brought before Il
,e board for settlement, the members al
So inclined TO the opinion that the indu.
N trial employment situation in ar
ts about Wilmington is much improve