MATTER OF WHEATON v. CHEVROLET-BUFFALO DIV. OF GEN. MOTORS CORP.


9 A.D.2d 591 (1959)

In the Matter of the Claim of Caroline M. Wheaton, Respondent, v. Chevrolet-Buffalo Division of General Motors Corporation, Appellant. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

August 13, 1959


Claimant's regular work was as a "shaper" in an automobile plant. He prepared dies while sitting at a machine; and in lifting operations involved in this regular work he had mechanical assistance. On December 12, 1956 he was directed to assist in the "heat treating" department. This involved the carrying of 12 dies, each weighing a maximum of 17 pounds, through an aisle approximately 30 to 35 feet long. The dies had been heated to a temperature of 1,800 degrees. They had...

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