Malcolm v. Bath Iron Works Corp.

GODFREY, Justice.

Warren Malcolm appeals from a pro for-ma decree dismissing his petition for workers’ compensation. The commissioner dismissed the petition on the ground that Malcolm did not notify his employer, Bath Iron Works (BIW), that he had been injured within thirty days of the injury as required by 39 M.R.S.A. § 63 (1978). 1 We deny the appeal.

The commissioner made only the following findings in his decision:

It is found that there was no notice given in this case in accordance with pro visions of the Maine Workers’ Compensation Act.

It is specifically found that Warren E. Malcolm and…