112 113 Christopher Hanify, Claimant, Direct By the Referee (to Claimant): Q. Mr. Hanify, when did you go back to work? A. Out three weeks; November 9th. Q. November 9th? A. November 9th. November 9th I went back to work. Q. October 19th to November 9th. Are you all right now? A. Yes, sir. Q. Which eye was it? There is a scar there? A. Yes, sir. The Referee: Claimant has a scar over the right eye. Q. Is your eyesight all right? little dim. A. Still a Q. The eye itself all right? A. Yes. Q. Can you see all right from the right eye? A. Not so good. Q. You have a cataract there? A. No. Q. What have you got there? A. A hurt. Q. What do you mean "hurt"? A. That I got hit. Q. In this accident? A. Yes. Q. I am just asking you about your eye. 114 Have you got a white spot in the eye? A. Yes. Q. Because I don't know whether it is the reflection from the light or what, but it looks to me as though it were a cataract. A. It is not a cataract. Q. It is not a cataract? A. No. Q. What doctor treated your eye? A. Dr. Janes. Q. Didn't you go to an eye specialist at all? A. No. The Referee (to Mr. Quigley): Have you a final report in this case; medical report? Mr. Quigley: I have a last report; whether it is final or not-I guess it Christopher Hanify, Claimant, Direct isn't final. It is dated November 5th The Referee: I have that. Mr. Quigley: I would like an opportunity to send this man to an eye specialist. Q. Why didn't you go to an eye specialist? A. Well, I went to him when I got hurt and he treated me. Mr. Quigley: Mr. Hanify, is it your claim now that you have not, at this time, or since the accident, as good vision in that right eye as you had before the accident? The Claimant: No, sir. Mr. Quigley: In other words, you can't see as well now with that eye as you were able to before the accident? The Claimant: When I stay out late at night my eye gets sore. Mr. Quigley: It isn't a question whether you stay out late. I am asking you whether or not you can see as well. The Claimant: It gets sore, yes. The Referee: If you haven't got a cataract there, I am blind. Have this claimant's eye examined. (To Claimant) Sit back. We will have our doctor examine your eye. Mr. Quigley: Dr. Somberg. (Claimant referred to Eye Dept. for examination and case thereafter recalled.) The Referee: Well, the doctor says you have a cataract. That is what it looked like to me. The Claimant: A cataract? 115 116 117 118 119 Christopher Hanify, Claimant, Direct The Referee: Yes. The Claimant: Or a perforating injury? The Referee: You had a perforating injury, that is right. That is why I asked whether you were treated by an eye specialist or why he didn't send you to one. That is the very thing that the doctor there says. I will give you another paper (hands form to claimant) to take to Dr. Janes and have him describe it completely. You take that paper with you and have the doctor fill out that paper and you bring it with you the next time you get a letter to come in here. The Claimant: All right. The Referee: Adjourn; re-examination, with a complete medical report by the attending physician. Present: L. B. Siegel, Referee. R. Grossman, Clerk. B. R. Silvers, Hearing Stenographer. Appearances: Claimant. W. F. Quigley, representing Carrier and Employer. Case duly called. (Claimant referred to Medical Dept. for examination and case thereafter recalled.) The Referee: Harold Flatto is on this case. He wants an adjournment because Dr. Janes is out of town. I will adjourn this case two weeks. Claimant to produce a verified medical report in reference to the eye injury. 123 Minutes, March 30, 1936. STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION 150 Leonard Street, New York, N Y. Present: Mr. Leo Siegel, Referee. Rose Grossman, Clerk. Marion E. Repp, Hearing Stenographer 126 Appearances: Christopher Hanify, Claimant, present and represented by Harold Flatto, Esq., 261 Broadway, New York City, rep'g Carrier and Employer. Case is duly called. Referee: Adjourn this case three weeks to get the testimony of Dr. Janes. |