Monterey Coal Co. v. Industrial Commission

On March 27, 1986, claimant, Louis LaFuria, filed an application for adjustment of claim pursuant to the Workers’ Occupational Diseases Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 48, par. 172.36 et seq.). Said application alleged that claimant had sustained impairment of his heart and lungs due to his employment with respondent, Monterey Coal Company. On December 11, 1989, this matter was heard by an arbitrator, who subsequently determined that claimant was totally and permanently disabled due to the effects of an occupational disease. A majority of the Industrial Commission (Commission) affirmed…