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Rebar Building, Inc. vs. Workmen's Compensation Commission, Et Al.

REBAR BUILDING, INC., petitioner, vs. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION and DESIDERIO LUCERO, respondents.

G.R. No. L-27486 | 1968-04-30

D E C I S I O N 


CASTRO, J.: 

Desiderio Lucero worked as a welder of the Rebar Buildings, Inc. located at 1515 Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong, Rizal, from November 1953 to April 6, 1958. He started with a daily wage of P4.50 which was increased to P5.00 on September 11, 1957. He worked 6 days a week, on different shifts rotated weekly, from 12 midnight to 8 a.m., or from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or from 5 p.m. to 12 midnight. 

He welded steel frameworks for buildings under construction, using an electric motor with an electric cable and a torch. The welding was done inside a building made of steel frames, with asbestos and G.I. sheet...