Illinois Supreme Court June 1, 1982, 55057 (Benson v. Industrial Commission)

JUSTICE SIMON

delivered the opinion of the court:

At 1 p.m. on Monday, September 13, 1976, an ordinary workday, Jack Benson collapsed and fell to the floor while at work cleaning a disc with a steel brush and kerosene. Artificial resuscitation failed to revive him, and he died shortly after being taken to a hospital.