Zaragoza v. Industrial Commission

The facts necessary for a determination of this matter are as follows. The decedent was performing his duties as a refiner-pourer in the employment of the respondent, Phelps Dodge Corporation, on 26 February 1964. He was working the 3:00 p. m. to 11:00 p. m. shift and took the customary break at 7:00 p. m. to eat his dinner. Approximately 20 to 30 minutes after eating he climbed approximately 8 steps to the platform on the floor where he worked. About one-half hour thereafter he was observed to appear sick, and was taken to a hospital where he died the following day, 27 February 1964. The decedent was 59 years old at the date of his death. An autopsy was performed and it disclosed that the cause of death was a dissecting aneurysm of the ascending aorta with cardiac tamponade.