Henry Vogt Machine Co. v. Quiggins

GANT, Judge.

This case is on appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court, which affirmed an award to claimant, Harold E. Quiggins, Sr., by the Workmen’s Compensation Board. The Board found Quiggins to be 50% occupationally disabled as a result of hearing loss and vertigo. These disabilities are claimed to be the result of claimant’s prolonged exposure to industrial noise. Appellant employer, Henry Vogt Machine Company, asserts such an award is erroneous. Although admitting that some hearing loss has occurred and may be the result of industrial noise exposure, Vogt denies that the vertigo, which causes…