employed as a rag cutter, suffered an industrial injury on December 18, 1969 while attempting to open a gate to a parking lot at her place of employment. She received a blow on the right side of her upper body, including the upper back, shoulder, arm and back of the head. The same day she consulted a physician, Dr. L. Manoil, who found she had marked tenderness of the entire spine, right rib cage and right shoulder area, with muscle spasm and strain in the cervical area and difficulty in moving her right arm. She was hospitalized on January 30, 1970, and observed by Dr. Manoil and Dr. Stanford Hartman who diagnosed petitioner's condition as an extension thrust injury of the cervical spine with myositis in the upperextremity.
On June 11 petitioner was examined by a board of consultants, and in their report they stated petitioner complained of tenderness in the neck on the left, and that she had some limitation in maneuvers to the left and held her head and neck slightly stiff when she walked. They found that she had a negative neurological examination and a good range of motion of the upper extremities without tenderness over the anterior scalenus region. Their opinion was that petitioner's condition was stationary and that she could be discharged without any permanent impairment. *545 Thereafter petitioner was discharged by Dr. Manoil on June 18, 1970.
On June 20, 1970 respondent insurance carrier issued its notice of claim status which terminated temporary compensation benefits and medical benefits as of June