Bennett v. Liberty Northwest Ins. Corp.

*73WARREN, P. J.

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board that affirmed employer Siltec Corporation’s (Siltec) denial of his claim for compensation for hearing loss. We reverse.

Claimant worked for Caterpillar, Inc. (Caterpillar) and its predecessor beginning in 1964. At that job, he was exposed to noisy conditions. Sometime after Caterpillar purchased the company in the early 1970’s, claimant began wearing hearing protection. He also began to notice a hearing loss. When claimant left employment with Caterpillar in April, 1989, he had suffered significant bilateral…