Freightliner Corp. v. Arnold

Employer seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) holding that claimant’s workers’ compensation claim is compensable. We affirm.

The Board found the following facts. Claimant worked for employer, a truck cab manufacturer, as a painter’s helper. His job required regular use of sprayed acid primer and other organic compounds that are capable of causing respiratory irritation. Claimant and other workers did not regularly use respiratory protective equipment while spraying primers in the open work area, which had fresh air ventilation. Claimant’s job also required him to…