Keene Corp. v. Bahl

NIMMONS, Judge.

The employer and carrier appeal from an order awarding compensation benefits to the claimant because of an occupational disease known as “pleural mesothelioma” which resulted from the claimant’s exposure to asbestos particles.

This 57 year old claimant worked around and was exposed to asbestos particles from 1953 through 1972. He was employed by Keene Corporation in 1966 and continued in that firm’s employment through 1972. He became symptomatic in January 1984 and was diagnosed in March 1984 as having malignant pleural mesothelioma.

There is competent substantial evidence…