Martin Charcoal, Inc. v. Britt

John B. Robbins, Judge.

On March 4, 1991, appellee Darrell Jackson Britt sustained a compensable injury to his heart while working for appellant Martin Charcoal, Inc. On that day, Mr. Britt was working near a charcoal kiln that was producing thick toxic smoke. After inhaling the smoke, he suffered an acute myocardial infarction. In an opinion dated November 27, 1996, the Workers’ Compensation Commission found that the myocardial infarction was causally related to the smoke inhalation, and the Commission awarded permanent and total disability benefits for that injury. No appeal was taken from…