Claim of Morrell v. Onondaga County

Appeals from two decisions of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed December 23, 1994 and June 11, 1996, which ruled that claimant’s current condition was caused by a prior exposure at work.

In 1988, claimant was employed as a caseworker by the Onondaga County Department of Social Services. In the spring of that year, claimant—along with other employees employed at the County’s Civil Center building—began to experience significant eye, throat and nose irritation. The County Health Department investigated the source of the irritation and concluded that the respiratory symptoms were…