Claim of Johnson v. International Talc Co.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed August 18, 1977. Claimant’s deceased husband, while employed for approximately 20 years, including a period with International Talc Company from January, 1954 to July, 1954, was exposed to talc. He filed a claim for compensation on May 24, 1973 alleging a lung condition. He died on November 21, 1973. The board found that decedent had a partial pulmonary disability due to pneumoconiosis, as a result of inhalation of talc and silicosis dust and pulmonary emphysema. The board also found that decedent’s death was not causally…