Croll v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

Henry Croll (claimant) had been a drill press and lathe operator from 1956 until 1975 at a plant operated by Dorr-Oliver, Inc. (employer), a manufacturer of filtration equipment. On September 8, 1977, the claimant applied for workmen’s compensation benefits for total and permanent disability as a result of silicosis, as provided for by Section 108 (k) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, added by Section 1 of the Act of October 17, 1972, P.L. 930, as amended, 77 P.S. §27.1 (k). He alleged that he had…