Deceased was employed as an apartment house superintendent. There was some proof upon which a finding could be made that as he lifted a metal ashcan on an elevator, it tipped, causing him to fall and that the can fell on his chest and abdomen. There is testimony that he was found lying on the floor near the elevator, unconscious, with "a can of ashes on his chest". Medical opinion is in the record that injuries to the head, back, chest and abdomen were caused by this fall...
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