Challenging judgment and order dated 25.02.2016

passed by II Additional Senior Civil Judge and Employees

Compensation

Commissioner,

Shivamogga,

in

ECA

No.75/2014, this appeal is filed by claimant against dismissal

of his claim petition.

2.

Brief facts as stated are that claimant (hereinafter

referred to as 8workman9 for short) was a permanent employee

of respondent (8employer9 for short), as carpenter since 24

years, in Sanathana Wood Industries belonging to respondent.

That on 31.12.2008 at 4.30 p.m., when he was working as per

instructions of employer, he suffered permanent physical

disability when four fingers of his left hand got cut in planing

machine. Immediately after accident, one Dhananjaya - uncle

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of employer, got workman admitted to Nanjappa Hospital,

where he was given inpatient treatment for two days and

discharged.

3.

It was stated that as on date of accident, workman

was 42 years of age, worked from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and

from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and was paid Rs.1,400/- per

week. And accident occurred while he was working on the

plainning machine as per instructions of employer. Therefore,

accident occurred during course of employment and out of

employment