Porter v. Great Lakes Steel

Plaintiff worked for defendant from 1953 until mid-1973. He began working for defendant as an ordinary laborer but later became a skilled laborer. In 1959, he suffered a back injury which kept him off work for seven weeks. In early 1968, plaintiff complained of a burning sensation in his nose which allegedly was due to his inhalation of hydrochloric acid fumes while on the job. He continued to experience burning eyes, a running nose, and nausea each time he worked near the defendant’s tub of hydrochloric acid. In May of 1972, plaintiff was fired for being unwilling or unable to work as a…