Duquesne Light Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

Duquesne Light Company (Employer) appeals from a decision of the Workmens Compensation Appeal Board (Board) awarding benefits for total disability to George A. Birx, Jr. (Claimant).

On May. 6, 1980, Claimant filed a workmens compensation claim petition alleging that as a result of long and continuous exposure to deleterious dust, fumes and particulate matter (primarily asbestos), over the course of approximately twenty-five years of employment with Employer, he had become totally disabled on June 4, 1979, with esophageal and laryngeal carcinoma.

A hearing was held before a…