Docksteiner v. Industrial Commission

The claimant, Allan Docksteiner, appeals from an order of the circuit court confirming a decision of the Industrial Commission (Commission) to deny him benefits under the Workers’ Occupational Diseases Act (Act) (820 ILCS 310/1 et seq. (West 1996)), which he sought for having allegedly contracted coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) while in the employ of Peabody Coal Company (Peabody). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

The following factual recitation is taken from the evidence presented at the arbitration hearing.

The claimant worked as a coal miner for approximately 25 years during which…