Meath v. Harmful Substance Compensation Board

OPINION

HARTEN, Judge.

Relator Marlene Meath challenges the Minnesota Harmful Substance Compensation Board’s decision to deny her claim for compensation for injuries from exposure to a harmful substance. We affirm.

FACTS

On May 22, 1989, Meath was exposed to anhydrous ammonia from a tank on her neighbor’s field. The tank had been left about 100 to 150 feet from Meath’s house by Farmers Elevator Company. She was exposed to the ammonia, in different concentrations, for about five to six hours. A month later, Meath contacted her doctor’s office about nonrespiratory matters. On two other occasions —…