Tru-Rol Company, Inc. v. Yox

ADKINS, Judge.

This case involves the application of the statute of limitations in an occupational deafness case. On July 7, 2000, Arnold C. Yox, appellee, filed a claim with the Workers’ Compensation Commission against Tru-Rol Company, Inc., and its insurer, Penn National Insurance Company, appellants. Under a heading titled “Description of Accident or How Occupational Disease Occurred,” Yox reported, “many years exposure to high[ ] levels of industrial noise.” Appellants contested Yox’s claim. The Commission convened a hearing on December 11, 2000, during which appellants raised the statute…