The pump of a coal mine having broken down, a miner, a brusher, who had gone down the pit to resume his regular work, was directed to bale the water which had accumulated. He was immersed to the chest, and was in this position for several hours, thereby contracting sub-acute rheumatism, which incapacitated him.
Held that the personal injury was ‘by accident.’
Judges:
Viscount Haldane, Lord Kinnear, Lord Shaw, Lord Parmoor, and Lord Wrenbury
Citations:
[1916] UKHL 311
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Jurisdiction:
Scotland
Personal Injury, Employment
Updated: 11 July 2022; Ref: scu.630678